On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:08:47 -0600 Joseph Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > This is my first time installing gentoo, and I'm having problems with > my eth0 settings. I set my computer up with a static IP address using > > net-setup, but the system seems to "forget" the settings I chose. > This is causing me headaches because I am trying to install the system > > through an ssh tunnel, and I get timeouts when I leave my computer > doing the emerge system command because the IP address changes. I > believe the problem is that I have a DHCP server running on my > network, and somehow the computer is letting itself get set by DHCP > even though I set it up manually. Does this sound like it could be > the problem? If so, how can I tell the computer not to accept DHCP > settings? Also, how can I check that nothing got corrupted when the > timeout occurred during the emerge system? During installation, settings you pass to net-setup are for the install only. Edit /etc/conf.d/net to reflect your static settings. -- Barry Marler Information Analyst II Center for Applied Genetic Technologies University of Georgia Athens, GA USA -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
