You can't have the host machine assign an IP address to itself. You have to set the IP address for that computer R.Booysen Mark Johnson wrote: > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> Environment: > >> Mandrake 7.1 (CD-ROM) > >> Linksys Router (which does DHCP) > >> Linksys NIC > >> CableModem > >> > >> During the installation of I selected dhcpd/bootpd and left the IP > address > >> blank. When I finished the installation and rebooted for the first time > >> it brought up eth0 ok [ PASSED ], but when it went to grap an IP from > the > >> DHCP server (the router) it failed. The two windows machine handle the > DHCP > >> fine so I know, I assume, that the DHCP server is working... > > [snip] > > >> > > > > Mark > > Using DHCP in Linux will only allow you to share an internet connection > >with a Windows box. If you are wanting to do file and print sharing you > will > >need to install Samba. > > I'm not sure what you are saying here. I'm trying to get an IP address for > my Linux box from the Linksys Router. The problem is that Linux is not > getting an IP address from the DHCP server (ie: the Linksys Router). > Consequently, I can't reach the internet at all. I can't configure the > gateway either... > > I'm not using a plain old hub, I'm using a router that acts as a hub and > DHCP server. > > [cable company] --> (dhcp) 24.162.94.??? ---> > --> [linksys router/dhcp/gateway (192.168.1.1)] > --> (dhcp) 192.168.1.101 --> Win2K machine > --> (dhcp) 192.168.1.102 --> Win2K machine > --> (dhcp) xxxxxxxxxxxxx --> Linux machine (linux did not get ip > address from router) > > Are you saying that I should not have enabled DHCP during the installation > and should have just left the IP blank > > > I use DHCP with my DSL modem and I also have the Linksky hub and NICs. > >When you choose DHCP during the installation it auto configured your > network > >settings in Linux you do not need/ and should not manually change any of > the > >settings. With the settings as installed and with the Win host machine > >connectted to the internet I can connect to the net from Linux.. > > > [snip] > > > > Charles
