To clarify my question, why the difference in behavior between "ifup eth0"
and "ifconfig eth0 up", and most importantly why doesn't it work on startup?
Antony Suter wrote:
>
> Florin Grad wrote:
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Antony Suter) writes:
> >
> > > I have a dhclient.conf file which used to work fine but doesnt now.
> > > It looks for an address from a DHCP server then assigns a static one if
> > > necessary.
> > > Im not sure if the problem is in hackkernel or dhcp-client or in ping.
> > > It works fine with a DHCP server, but not without.
> > > Please help! :)
> > >
> > > When I try a manual "ifup eth0" I get:-
> > >
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > your message seems pretty confusing to me...
> >
> > dhcp-client is supposed to work ONLY with a dhcp server. The dhcp server
> > assigns to a dhcp-client an available IP address at each connection.
> > That's what I think this is all about.
>
> Well, "ifup eth0" doesnt work.
> However "ifconfig eth0 up" works instantly and gives it the address in the
> recorded lease which is what I was after all along.
>
> > > 1) The log file says this:-
> > > Oct 4 01:45:43 gamut modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> >
> > missing module = kernel problem
> > type lsmod or lspcidrake to find out the needed module or reboot your
> > computer with your old working kernel (you still have it, do you ? ;) and
> > do a lsmod to find out the missing modules from the first one.
>
> [root@gamut /root]# lspcidrake
> Intel Corporation|440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (unknown ignore)
> Intel Corporation|440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge (unknown ignore)
> Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 ISA (unknown unknown)
> Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 IDE (STORAGE_IDE unknown)
> Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 USB (SERIAL_USB usb-uhci)
> Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (unknown unknown)
> DEC|DECchip 21152 (unknown tulip)
> Intel Corporation|82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (NETWORK_ETHERNET eepro100)
> SubVendor=0x8086 SubDevice=0x0008
> Adaptec|AHA-2940U/UW / AHA-39xx / AIC-7895 (STORAGE_SCSI aic7xxx)
> SubVendor=0x9004 SubDevice=0x7895
> Adaptec|AHA-2940U/UW / AHA-39xx / AIC-7895 (STORAGE_SCSI aic7xxx)
> SubVendor=0x9004 SubDevice=0x7895
> nVidia Corporation|Riva TNT2 (DISPLAY_VGA Card:RIVA TNT2) SubVendor=0x1092
> SubDevice=0x4a02
> Auravision|VxP524 (MULTIMEDIA_VIDEO unknown)
>
> > >
> > > After all that, interface eth0 is still not listed by ifconfig.
> >
> > of course, I guess the module is still missing.
>
> The wierd thing is that no modules have been added or deleted at this point
> (after doing the "ifconfig eth0 up"). My ethernet driver (tulip) is compiled
> into the kernel.
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