On Tuesday 04 March 2003 06:12 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote: > Same problem exist in RC2 as in RC1 and all Betas > > Home LAN > 6 systems, 5 connecting to internet though gateway system via dhcp with > each system needing a static IP. > > During clean RC installation/Networking, either automatic or if manually > configured during Summary, all hardware component are detected and > properly configured and the pkgs dhcp-common, dhcp-client, and tmdns > are installed. > > The problem is that this Does Not properly set-up this type system. > Once the new install is booted even though everything appears in order > and drakconnect even tells you that your network is properly configured > No Internet connection is possible. > > /etc/sysconfig/network > NETWORK=yes > > /etc/host > 127.0.0.1 localhost > > You can start editing files galore if you aren't a Newbie, and even have > a clue as to what files to even look for, or if you are a Newbie and > this your first taste of Linux you could and might just say fuck-it and > boot back to Windows where everything works. > > The solution is really quite simple. > For this type of network connection you do not need dhcp-common. > You do not need dhcp-client. > You do not need tmdns. > > You Need dhcpd. > Once installed you need only run > # dhcpcd -d > the system will be assigned a static IP address, in my case it is > 192.168.0.6 for machine #6 on the chain. > On subsequent boots dhcpcd will be auto started during boot. > > /etc/sysconfig/network and /etc/host will not be changed but a new > config file will be present /etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth0.info > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] charles]$ cat /etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth0.info > IPADDR=192.168.0.6 > NETMASK=255.255.255.0 > NETWORK=192.168.0.0 > BROADCAST=192.168.0.255 > GATEWAY=192.168.0.1 > DNS=192.168.0.1 > DHCPSID=192.168.0.1 > DHCPGIADDR=0.0.0.0 > DHCPSIADDR=192.168.0.1 > DHCPCHADDR=00:50:2C:01:64:87 > DHCPSHADDR=00:04:5A:5E:A0:85 > DHCPSNAME='ICS ' > LEASETIME=86400 > RENEWALTIME=43200 > REBINDTIME=75600 > INTERFACE='eth0' > CLASSID='Linux 2.4.21-0.11mdk i686' > CLIENTID=00:50:2C:01:64:87 > > > If the network configuration, this also applies to the stand alone > drakconnect, is not going to be fixed to resolve this issue could there > not at the least be an errata posted that addresses it. > > > Charles
Be careful, because if you do this, you can no longer use drakconnect. If user runs drakconnect after making this change, dhcp-client and dhcp-common will be reinstalled. -- Greg
