> > What I expected was that the first would sleep for a > > short time then ask again, and get it OK. I haven't seen that happen - > > about 30 minutes later and the interface still has no IP. > > [This goes vastly OT, I know:] > > I am blank astonished that it seems to be impossible to get two > independent NICs picking up their IPs from different networks; or even the > same network, that is. > What is wrong in my understanding, that if I plug 7 NICs and connect them > (or do not connect them) to a DHCP server, that all of them independently > try to get an IP ?
They're not both connected to a DHCP server. The DHCP server is only connected to one of the NICs. Nevertheless I want both NICs to get an IP from that DHCP server. I thought I could do it because they were bridged NICs. I was wrong. Graham
