... I've got to stop hitting Ctrl-enter for line breaks like I do in my programming editor -- sends email instead ... anyway:
>-----Original Message----- >From: steve [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, 24 August 2009 11:03 a.m. >To set up your dhcp server, something like... Dhcp is done either on Windows servers, or my adsl router at home. > >lease { > interface "eth0"; > fixed-address 203.97.9.110; > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; My mask is 255.255.255.248 - this shouldn't mess with it should it? > option routers 203.97.9.105; > option domain-name-servers 203.97.33.14, 203.97.37.14; > renew 0 2030/12/31 23:59:59; > rebind 0 2030/12/31 23:59:59; > expire 0 2030/12/31 23:59:59; >} The only new piece I hadn't tried was your lease dates. So I set up lease again and rebooted for good measure. Still no go - syslog says: Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1 Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 dhclient: Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium. Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 dhclient: All rights reserved. Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 dhclient: Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> dhclient started with pid 3522 Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete. Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device eth0 state changed normal exit -> preinit Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth0/00:80:45:2a:1e:fb Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 dhclient: Sending on LPF/eth0/00:80:45:2a:1e:fb Aug 24 14:55:14 hrnzlx02 dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback Aug 24 14:55:16 hrnzlx02 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 Aug 24 14:55:23 hrnzlx02 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11 Aug 24 14:55:34 hrnzlx02 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17 Aug 24 14:55:51 hrnzlx02 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20 Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> Device 'eth0' DHCP transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it. Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> eth0: canceled DHCP transaction, dhcp client pid 3522 Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) scheduled... Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) started... Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 7 -> 9 Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Auto eth0' invalid. Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) failed. Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) complete. Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 9 -> 3 Aug 24 14:56:00 hrnzlx02 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 0). Maybe the lease stuff doesn't work properly? Regards, Bryce Stenberg. DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER at http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm
