after recently reinstalling my system (problems resulted from the X 4.0.1 install)
I was unable to get dhcpcd -h <hostname> -D to work. it took booting to
windows 98, getting an assigned IP from them and then rebooting back to
linux before I could get the static IP to work (dhcpcd doesn't appear to work
anymore.).

however, I am back on the net right now using static IP addressing under linux.

go figure

Ronald Ellis wrote:

> Help!
>
> I am running Linux-mandrake 7.1 I am having problems with my cable
> modem.  I use @home here in Phoenix.  DHCP.  I have configured my NIC
> statically and I can ping my loopback and the IP address, but I fail
> when I try to ping the gateway or any external address.  I get NO ERRORS
> on etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart.  But yet I cannot get out.  Checking
> /var/logs/messages -50 I see the error
> 'SIOCSIFFLAGS resource temporarily unavailable.'  (among other
> successful entries).  I
> have no idea what this means.  I have scoured the HOWTO's and any other
> information regarding cable modems and tried all fix's with no effect.
> It is probably something obvious that my relative inexperience in Linux
> shows.
>
> I have also tried with configuring for DHCP.  No dice.  No blink of data
> on the cable modem. Ive tried fifty different ways of routing.  Is this
> a routing problem?  Is the error
> message above one that someone is familiar with?  I have no idea how to
> resolve this, as I'm new to Linux (recent mutineer from MicroSoft) and
> am frustrated by this.  It would be idiotic if I couldn't use my cable
> modem with Linux.
>
> Help!
>
> Thanks.
>
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