On Tuesday 10 Feb 2015 22:36:00 Philip Webb wrote: > 150210 Mick wrote: > > On Tuesday 10 Feb 2015 03:36:19 Philip Webb wrote: > >> Dec 31 19:00:29 localhost dhcpcd[1346]: > >> enp1s0: using IPv4LL address 169.254.91.169 > > > > Your netbook has it enabled. It self-configures an IP address > > and then every so many seconds broadcasts on the wire > > to find if there is a DHCP server listening. > > When it finds one it requests an IP address from it. > > > > Your desktop hasn't. When the link comes up again nothing kicks in > > to either request an IP address from the DHCP server > > or to self-configure one temporarily. Either enable IPv4LL > > or install ifplug/netplug to achieve the same end result. > > Thanks for the suggestion, but I still don't know how to proceed. > I assume that the absence of the line above + this line > > Dec 31 19:00:29 localhost dhcpcd[1346]: > enp1s0: adding route to 169.254.0.0/16 > > results in the desktop machine killing the Dhcpcd process : > > # PP : 'ioff', remove conn'n > dhcpcd[11404]: sending signal ARLM to pid 997 > dhcpcd[11404]: waiting for pid 997 to exit > dhcpcd[997]: received signal ALRM from PID 11404, releasing > dhcpcd[997]: enp5s0: removing interface > dhcpcd[997]: enp5s0: releasing lease of 192.168.1.2 > dhcpcd[997]: enp5s0: deleting route to 192.168.1.0/24 > dhcpcd[997]: enp5s0: deleting default route via 192.168.1.1 > dhcpcd[997]: exited > > which then has to be restarted via 'dhcpcd' after replugging the conn'n. > > However, even after searching thro' /etc again, Googling etc, > AFAICS there's no difference in config files between the 2 machines. > So how do I "enable IPv4LL' (smile) ?
If you are using dhcpcd it is enabled by default, unless you use -L (-- noipv4ll) in /etc/conf.d/net Have you disabled this in your desktop, or are you not using dhcpcd? -- Regards, Mick
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