where do I put dhcp3-client after the d/l? where is it going to be? can I specify this location before the d/l?
>
> How should I download dhcp3-client w/o installing it
>
> The instructions are:
> ---1- download (preferably with a package manager
> --- dhcp3-client
>
> How should I download dhcp3-client seeing as the os isn't on thet network. Should I 'apt-get install -d dhsp3-client' and pray there are no unmet dependencies?
>
> ---2- Edit /etc/network/interfaces so that it includes a
> ---stanza like this:
> --- iface eth0 inet dhcp
> ---NOTE:
> ---may already have this line at the bottom of the script
> ---but comment out everything except this line (existing
> ---address/mask/Bcast.....)
>
> You know I just looked at this file and modified it to look like the instructions say. I just added a hash by all the lines except the one i'm not supposed to. I looks thusly:
>
> ## /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
>
> ##auto lo
> ##iface lo inet loopback
>
> ## DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE
> #auto eth0
> #iface eth0 inet dhcp
> # address 192.168.0.10
> # netmask 255.255.255.0
> # broadcast 192.168.0.255
> # gateway 192.168.0.1
> #auto eth1
> iface eth1 inet dhcp
> # address 192.168.0.15
> # netmask 255.255.255.0
> # broadcast 192.168.0.255
> # gateway 192.168.0.1
> ##auto ath0
> #iface ath0 inet dhcp
> # address 192.168.0.15
> # netmask 255.255.255.0
> # broadcast 192.168.0.255
> # gateway 192.168.0.1
> ##auto wlan0
> #iface wlan0 inet dhcp
> # address 192.168.0.15
> # netmask 255.255.255.0
> # broadcast 192.168.0.255
> # gateway 192.168.0.1
> ## DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE
>
>
> ---3- Recycle power (unplug for three minutes)
> ---4- type
> --- dhclient
> ---to restart dhcp3-client
>
> >
> > From: <bmike101@cox.net>
> > Date: 2006/04/18 Tue PM 11:54:48 EDT
> > To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> > Subject: Re: Re: system update
> >
> > > It depends on what's wrong. What does "ifconfig -a" show? What does "route
> > > -n" show? What are the contents of /etc/resolv.conf? What kind of internet
> > > connection are you using?
> > >
> >
> > bmike1@0[Desktop]$ sudo ifconfig -a
> > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:C7:CA:62:4B
> > BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
> > Interrupt:9 Base address:0xdc00 Memory:df100000-df100038
> >
> > lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> > LOOPBACK MTU:16436 Metric:1
> > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
> >
> > bmike1@0[Desktop]$ route -n
> > Kernel IP routing table
> > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
> > bmike1@0[Desktop]$ more /etc/resolv.conf
> > search ph.cox.net
> > nameserver 68.2.16.25
> > nameserver 68.2.16.30
> > nameserver 68.6.16.30
> >
> > So it appears as if the upgrade left my cable modem unwilling or more as unable to do dhcp as after researching it a bit I found that I do not have /sbin/dhclient (the above WAS done from the hard disk os as opposed to the live cd.
> >
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