[gentoo-user] fix a system suddenly un-networked and needing dhcpcd

2005-05-03 Thread michael higgins
Hey, all. I've just moved my work location for a couple of weeks while I house-sit for a relation. At _my_ home, I configure my IP addy and all manually, while sitting behind a router. Here, it seemed like I needed dhcpcd to make my connections, either directy via the cable modem or by

Re: [gentoo-user] fix a system suddenly un-networked and needing dhcpcd

2005-05-03 Thread Calvin Spealman
You can put the file in /usr/portage/distfiles, or set its location as the distfiles directory.On 5/3/05, michael higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, all. I've just moved my work location for a couple of weeks while I house-sit for a relation. At _my_ home, I configure my IP addy and all

Re: [gentoo-user] fix a system suddenly un-networked and needing dhcpcd

2005-05-03 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 3 May 2005 10:31:18 -0400, michael higgins wrote: But isn't there a way to tell emerge, hey, I just d/l this file. Install it from here... Like, giving the tarball located on a floppy or something? Download the file and copy it to $DISTDIR - /usr/portage/distfiles by default. --

Re: [gentoo-user] fix a system suddenly un-networked and needing dhcpcd

2005-05-03 Thread Matan Peled
michael higgins wrote: Hey, all. I've just moved my work location for a couple of weeks while I house-sit for a relation. At _my_ home, I configure my IP addy and all manually, while sitting behind a router. Here, it seemed like I needed dhcpcd to make my connections, either directy