> On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 07:44 -0500, Peter Horst wrote: >> I'm trying to get a new install of fc-5 onto a (working) DHCP network. >> During install I checked the appropriate "use dhcp" boxes. Now when I'm >> booting I get: >> >> Bringing up interface eth0: >> Determining IP information for eth0... failed. >> >> So no network. Where do I start looking? Thanks for any pointers. >> >> BTW, X-windows is not installed. > > Check that you have a good link light on the NIC and the switch port. > Verify that the cable is good. > > Describe your setup, what is providing DHCP? What kind of switches and > NIC are you using? Is the switch port set to auto-negotiate or is it > locked down to full duplex/100Mb or half duplex/10Mb? > > Output from the following commands would help: > > /sbin/ifconfig -a > > cat /etc/resolv.conf > > /bin/netstat -rn > > cat /etc/hosts > > /sbin/ethtool eth0 (note: you will need to be root for this one, > use the interface for your network connection if it is not eth0) > > > > > ...and look for those too: dmesg | grep eth more /var/log/messages | grep eth
