Doubtful about the winderz tech thing. The instructions I got from Cox
about my lack of DHCP configuration in the face of an upcoming address
reassignment included instructions for Mac OS 8.5. I have gotten DHCPCD
to work sporadically with Linux, and imagine my troubles probably stem
more from a misconfigured DHCP server on Cox's part. I seriously doubt
the majority of their techs are much more than "bootcamped" MCSE's.
Eduardo Alvarez wrote:
> I can't remember were heard this, but i know that the cable modems ara based
> on windows technology. But dont worry, in the <<Unix Guru Universe --
> http://www.ugu.com >> you can find a lot of help.
> Just try it... - ed@r
> ----- Original Message -----
> > One of the messages I get as Linux loads is as follows:
> > "Determining IP information for eth0 via dhcpcd ... failed"
> > I have a cable modem working in Linux. It seems to take quite a while to
> > determine the IP info (unsuccessfully), so how can I go about either
> making
> > this work or removing it from the startup?
> > Thanks a bunch!
> > Dan
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