[lug] DHCP whining...

[Carl Wagner]

A friend of mine helped me set up my HP OmniBook 4150 laptop.  What we did was
to create/change the /etc/pcmcia/network.opts file.  I made one for a fixed ip
address and one for DHCP.  See included files.

Give this a try (for the fixed IP one you will need to edit to match your
addresses).
Just rename whatever one your want to "network.opts" and copy to /etc/pcmcia
This may not be an optimal solution but it works.  If any one has a better
solution
I would like to hear about it.

Carl.



Ralf Mattes wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Alan Robertson wrote:
> 
> > Ralf Mattes wrote:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > DHCP needs to send out his request to 255.255.255.255 (as the
> > > > > message tells you). Is this address reachable via eth0 (you didn't
> > > > > show us the routing). You need at least a host route to this
> > > > > address.
> > > > >
> > > > >  Ralf
> > > >
> > > > I don't remember any routes like that at that time, but dhcp *has to* to
> > > > do it's magic on an interface basis, so it shouldn't *need* a route.
> > > > And, if that were the problem wouldn't it give "no route to host"?
> > >
> > > Well, dhcp is somehow 'between' the layers. I remember this
> > > route from the docs for dhcpd. AFAIK it's not possible to
> > > send (and receive) pakets unless an interface is configured
> > > (correct me if i'm wrong). I had the same problem recently
> > > (during the GNOME conference in Paris); my 'quick hack'
> > > solution was to give my eth0 a temporary ip-address and then
> > > run 'dhclient' -- pretty ugly but it worked.
> > >
> > > > sudo /sbin/route add -host 255.255.255.255 eth0
> > > > SIOCADDRT: No such device
> > > >
> > > > This is what happens when I tried this...
> > >
> > > Works for me :-/ What Kernel are you running?
> > >
> >
> >
> > Linux kathyamy 2.2.13 #1 Mon Nov 8 15:37:25 CET 1999 i686 unknown
> 
> Interesting! I just tried it on a 2.2.7 box and indeed it
> doesn't work (the box it works on is a 2.0.38). Strange ...
> 
>  Ralf
> 
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# Network adapter configuration
#
# The address format is "scheme,socket,instance,hwaddr".
#
# Note: the "network address" here is NOT the same as the IP address.
# See the Networking HOWTO.  In short, the network address is the IP
# address masked by the netmask.
#
case "$ADDRESS" in
*,*,*,*)
    # Transceiver selection, for some cards -- see 'man ifport'
    IF_PORT=""
    # Use BOOTP (via /sbin/bootpc)? [y/n]
    BOOTP="n"
    # Use DHCP (via /sbin/dhcpcd)? [y/n]
    DHCP="y"
    # Use /sbin/pump for BOOTP/DHCP? [y/n]
    PUMP="n"
    # Host's IP address, netmask, network address, broadcast address
    IPADDR=""
    NETMASK=""
    #NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
    NETWORK=""
    #NETWORK="1.2.0.0"
    BROADCAST=""
    #BROADCAST="1.2.255.255"
    # Gateway address for static routing
    GATEWAY=""
    #GATEWAY="1.2.0.1"
    # Things to add to /etc/resolv.conf for this interface
    DOMAIN=""
    SEARCH=""
    DNS_1=""
    DNS_2=""
    DNS_3=""
    # NFS mounts, should be listed in /etc/fstab
    MOUNTS=""
    # For IPX interfaces, the frame type and network number
    IPX_FRAME=""
    IPX_NETNUM=""
    # Extra stuff to do after setting up the interface
    start_fn () { return; }
    # Extra stuff to do before shutting down the interface
    stop_fn () { return; }
    ;;
esac
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# Network adapter configuration
#
# The address format is "scheme,socket,instance,hwaddr".
#
# Note: the "network address" here is NOT the same as the IP address.
# See the Networking HOWTO.  In short, the network address is the IP
# address masked by the netmask.
#
case "$ADDRESS" in
*,*,*,*)
    # Transceiver selection, for some cards -- see 'man ifport'
    IF_PORT=""
    # Use BOOTP (via /sbin/bootpc)? [y/n]
    BOOTP="n"
    # Use DHCP (via /sbin/dhcpcd)? [y/n]
    DHCP="n"
    # Use /sbin/pump for BOOTP/DHCP? [y/n]
    PUMP="n"
    # Host's IP address, netmask, network address, broadcast address
    IPADDR="10.1.73.20"
    NETMASK="255.255.254.0"
    #NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
    NETWORK="10.1.72.0"
    #NETWORK="1.2.0.0"
    BROADCAST="10.1.73.255"
    #BROADCAST="1.2.255.255"
    # Gateway address for static routing
    GATEWAY="10.1.72.1"
    #GATEWAY="1.2.0.1"
    # Things to add to /etc/resolv.conf for this interface
    DOMAIN="l3.com"
    SEARCH=""
    DNS_1="10.1.19.253"
    DNS_2="10.5.0.10"
    DNS_3=""
    # NFS mounts, should be listed in /etc/fstab
    MOUNTS=""
    # For IPX interfaces, the frame type and network number
    IPX_FRAME=""
    IPX_NETNUM=""
    # Extra stuff to do after setting up the interface
    start_fn () { return; }
    # Extra stuff to do before shutting down the interface
    stop_fn () { return; }
    ;;
esac