I'm not trying to have the host machine assign an IP to itself. I'm trying to have the DHCP server give the linux machine an IP address. -----Original Message----- From: Booysen RJ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 1:00 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] DHCP fails at boot time to allocate IP address 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: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> Environment: > >> Mandrake 7.1 (CD-ROM) > >> Linksys Router (which does DHCP) > >> Linksys NIC > >> CableModem > >> > > 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) >
