Yes! I keep swearing at mine because it hasn't learned to make me coffee in the morning! One day.... :-)
Ben -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Kerr Sent: 05 September 2006 20:42 To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts Subject: Panic over - Re: [Peterboro] Lost connection to DHCP server I am really sorry everyone. I managed to work out that the DHCP server had decided to go on holiday. It needed to be turned off for about 10mins and then restarted. All OK now. My genuine apologies for contacting you with a non-starter. Don't you just LOVE computers! Ed Edward Kerr wrote: > Anyone any ideas? > > After many months of happy activity, my SUSE box now refuses to > connect to the DHCP server - or to be more accurate refuses to interact with it. > The lights flash but nothing happens! I have obviously done > something stupid! > > If I give the machine a fixed IP it sort of works, but nothing > recognises its host name of frodo. Pinging its IP address was OK, and > I could get to it via HTTP > > Following boot up the console log said this: > > frodo nmb [745] nmb/nmb_subnetdb.c:create_subnet(240) > frodo nmb [745] create_subnets: No local interfaces frodo nmb [745] > nmb/nmb.c:main(861) frodo nmb [745] Error: Failed when creating subnet > list. Exiting frodo modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module > char_major_10_134 > > Running ifconfig confirmed that the network interface seemed to be > working, but there was no external IP address. My DHCP server was > simply no able to give it an IP address despite th fact that its light > was flashing to say there was some sort of communication with it! > > Any ideas please? > > Thanks > > Ed > > > -- ----------------------------------- Edward Kerr http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/ekerr/ _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
