try this on a COSOLE only:
dhcpcd -h cx1139855-b 

and thats all you should need (unless your main ethernet card is 
something other than eth0).

I use it here and it works....

"Smith, Stephen P (AZ75)" wrote:
> 
> Ok, I tried using my host name and it failed.  The applicable code looks
> like
> 
> if /sbin/dhcpcd -h cx1139855-b eth1
> then
>     echo "done."
> else
>     echo "failed."
> fi
> 
> That should work, correct?  If it works, then I should see eth1 when running
> ifconfig - correct?
> 
> Stephen
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hawke [mailto:proudhawk19021@home.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 9:57 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Linux as a DHCP client for Cox @ home
> 
> I am.
> first of all, you have to make sure that yiur firewall (if you are
> using one) doesn't block the DHCP broadcasts.
> 
> Secondly,
> to use dhcp (or pump) you must issue the command like so:
> dhcpcd -h <your hostname here>
> 
> I use: dhcpcd -h cx358876-c
> 
> it generally takes a couple of minutes, but then it comes right up.
> some of the startuo scripts may have thissetup (but knowing redhat
> I rather doubt it).
> 
> If this doesn't work for you, then I'm at a loss.
> 
> Hawke
> 
> "Smith, Stephen P (AZ75)" wrote:
> >
> > Ok, I have Red Hat 7.0 installed on my system at home ( AMD 486 clone
> 133MHz
> > - real ancient).  I have the two nic cards up and running and now want to
> > convert one of them to a DHCP client.
> >
> > My notebook (SONY Pentium II) is currently set up to dynamically get the
> IP
> > settings.  I have the machine name COX wants me to use.
> >
> > At this point I have tried connecting the AMD to the cable modem, set the
> > nic to DHCP and then rebooting - no dice.
> >
> > Is anyone out there using COX, Linux and DHCP?
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> 
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