You will have to pass the host name(ex. CT123456-A) to the dhcp server. This depends on which dhcp client Trustix is using. I know that dhcpcd uses the dhcpcd -h <name> command and dhclient uses line in a config file. It probably isn't picking up all the dhcp info that it needs.
Jim On Friday, February 22, 2002 5:41, David Aikema wrote: > I installed Trustix 1.5 yesterday on a machine I want to use as a gateway > box. As people wouldn't appreciate being knocked off the internet I was > forced to install the system, with both nics being given private ip > addresses. > > I disabled one of the nics after the install and then using webmin I set it > up to retrieve it's info via dhcp. I hooked up that nic this evening > directly to the cable modem... and then ran into problems. > > I brought up the nic using ifup and it successfully retrieved an ip address > (overwrote /etc/resolv.conf w/ the new dns servers, etc.). However, I > found myself unable to reach any systems on the internet. > > I ran route to check my routing table... and the command didn't seem to > ever finish executing... it just froze up somewhere near the end. (around > where I think the default route would be) > > I also tried to manually the default gateway I needed (given by pump's > status command) in case that would patch up the problems I was having... > and then ran into this: > ---- > route add default gw A.B.C.D (replacing A.B.C.D w/ the real ip address) > SIOCADDRT: File exists > ---- > > I'm about fresh out of ideas so I was hoping that you networking gurus out > there would have a suggestion or two for me. > > David Aikema > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - > http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe > info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. -- 12:42pm up 23:27, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Running Caldera W3.1 - Linux - because life is too short for reboots... _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
