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Henri wrote:
> Hi,
> I upgraded from 9.0 to 8.1 rc2.
> My notebook is dynamically configured when i'm linked to the lan via
> dhclient.
> When i'm not connected, i don't want dhclient to wait too long for the
> dhcp server response. That's why i have added a shorter timeout in
> dhclient.conf.
>

Does you NIC not support ifplugd? If it does, that is even better, and
should work out-the-box. The installer should know which ones don't (may
be your case), and in that case will try bring up dhcp anyway. You can
check with :

# ifstatus -v

while you are plugged and, and while you are plugged out, to see if it
can tell or not.

> The problem is that after the upgrade, this option does not have any
> effect anymore (even if dhclient.conf has not been overridden) !! It's
> now waiting for arround one minute before going on booting without
> network !!! HOw to explain that the config file is ignored ?

# urpme dhcp-client

>
> In the same kind of problem, how to unactivate zeroconf ? Why having a
> bootp/dhcpd/zeroconf option ?! there should be a first choice "zeroconf
> or not ?" and then a second one (if you have choosen no zeroconf at
> first question) asking static or dhcp ? Am I wrong ?
>

add in /etc/sysconfig/network:
NOZEROCONF="yes"

I think you are correct. There could also be test such as "if you are in
a Windows network using a domain name ending in .local, you should
disbale zeroconf". This would also set tmdns not to run. See these bugs:

http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2829
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2265

Note that apparently the default Win2k AD setup is to use the .local
tld, and that users should be setting the Win2k dhcp server to do DNS
registrations for clients that don't do their own, in which case tmdns
and zeroconf are not necessary.

Regards,
Buchan

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