> >Oct 11 00:08:36 isharagi dhcpcd[188]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP > >server response > > It gets the address instantly if I start it as follows: > > >isharagi:/# dhcpcd -h (hostname) > > Whereas just typing "dhcpcd" causes it to pause for a long time, > as it does > when it tries running it at boot time. The cable modem shows activity so > it's doing something. What am I failing to configure properly? If these > configurations are ok, what's doing this? It used to work so I figure I > must have > changed something and made it broken.
some dhcp servers apparently need you to add -h hostname for some obscure reason (i don't know why, i just remember hearing something about that somewhere), so i suggest you check out its config man file for the equivalent. on an almost related note, i had a weird issue when i tried to use dhcp on my linux box... it'd send a dhcpdiscover, get a dhcpoffer ... and then nothing. then, one day it worked, out of the blue. *shrug* ps: you could always run tcpdump while trying to start dhcpcd, to see just wtf it's doing. -m
