Cox now insists on DHCP protocol

29 Oct 2001 11:25:11 -0800

I had problems getting it to work that way... so, In  true hacker fashion, I made it work MY WAY. :)

Technomage Hawke

On Mon, 29 October 2001, Digital Wokan wrote:

> 
> PH, what you did is good for manual configs.  Mandrake uses the
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts to keep the config data in a central
> location for editing.
> 
> proudhawk@uswestmail.net wrote:
> > 
> > I did something even simpler.
> > I added the following line to the tail end of my rc.sysinit file under
> > /etc/rc.d
> > 
> >         #DHCP Networking setup
> >         /sbin/dhcpcd -h ${HOSTNAME}
> > 
> > I am not sure of the line number, but it works well without problem.
> > 
> > it even got the IP straight away.
> > the only change I made via linuxconf was to blank the data for eth0 (except the hostname and alias info). I left it in manual mode as the dhcp for it doesn't work right.
> > 
> > as you can see, I am able to send/rx mail via the net. :)
> > 
> > as for the white cane, its too cumbersome in these circumstances. I much preferr my hands for this type of "feel and find". :)
> > 
> > Technomage Hawke
> > 
> > On Sun, 28 October 2001, tim cutler wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > I think I got it with the simple fix below. I did the following:
> > >
> > > . Added DHCP_HOSTNAME="CX-..." per instruction to
> > >    /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcg-eth0
> > >
> > > . Via netcfg GUI (blech), changed eth0 to have dhcp protocol.
> > >    Netcfg (or somebody) complained that the operation failed. I ignored
> > > its complaint. Felt the regular amount of danger.
> > >
> > > . Did a "service network restart".
> > >    Twice, since I'm blind and the white cane must be banged around
> > > repeatedly to detect reality.
> > >
> > > All seemed to work. The IP address of eth0 stayed the same. There's a
> > > dhcpcd daemon running in that background. Only time, with a few reboots
> > > and power cycles, will tell.
> > >
> > > Thanks all for your help and interest.
> > >
> > >     T
> > >
> > > Carl Parrish wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> I recently got this same piece of email from @home and adding the
> > > >> DHCP_HOSTNAME line fixed it so that it was dhcp'd properly.  Then I
> > > >> went and read the man page on how to use non @home nameservers  :-)
> > > >>
> > > >> I hope it makes them happy...my IP hasn't changed.  :-)
> > > >>
> > > >> FWIW, they claimed there was "work going on in my neighborhood"; I'm
> > > >> curious if they spammed all of cox@home, or just the fortunate few in
> > > >> the Mesa area.
> > > >>
> > > >> David
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well I got it (haven't changed over yet). But then I'm in mesa to.
> > > >
> > > > Carl P.
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