vapier 05/08/17 22:42:01 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en home-router-howto.xml Log: add a section on troubleshooting dhcpd
Revision Changes Path 1.31 +31 -4 xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml?rev=1.31&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml?rev=1.31&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml.diff?r1=1.30&r2=1.31&cvsroot=gentoo Index: home-router-howto.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml,v retrieving revision 1.30 retrieving revision 1.31 diff -u -r1.30 -r1.31 --- home-router-howto.xml 14 Aug 2005 04:38:48 -0000 1.30 +++ home-router-howto.xml 17 Aug 2005 22:42:01 -0000 1.31 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml,v 1.30 2005/08/14 04:38:48 vapier Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml,v 1.31 2005/08/17 22:42:01 vapier Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml"> @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ for connecting your home network to the internet. </abstract> -<version>1.10</version> -<date>2005-08-14</date> +<version>1.11</version> +<date>2005-08-17</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ watch them work! With Windows systems you should go into the TCP/IP Properties and select the 'Obtain an IP address automatically' and 'Obtain DNS server address automatically' options. Sometimes the changes aren't instantaneous, so -you may have to run a command prompt and run <c>ipconfig /release</c> and +you may have to open a command prompt and run <c>ipconfig /release</c> and <c>ipconfig /renew</c>. But enough about Windows, let's get back to our favorite penguin. </p> @@ -858,6 +858,33 @@ </section> <section> +<title>DHCP Fails To Start</title> +<body> + +<p> +When starting the dhcp init.d script for the first time, it may fail to load +but neglect to give you any useful info. +</p> + +<pre caption="DHCP Failing Example"> +# <i>/etc/init.d/dhcp start</i> + * Setting ownership on dhcp.leases ... [ ok ] + * Starting dhcpd ... [ !! ] +</pre> + +<p> +The trick is to know where dhcpd is sending its output. Simply browse to +/var/log and read the log files. Since the exact log file depends on the +package you are using as a syslog, try running <c>grep -Rl dhcpd /var/log</c> +to narrow down the possibilities. Chances are you made a typo in your config +file. You could also try running <c>dhcpd -d -f</c> (short for debug / +foreground) and debug the error based upon the output. +</p> + +</body> +</section> + +<section> <title>Incorrect MTU Value</title> <body> -- [email protected] mailing list
