On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 17:33 -0700, Antonio Olivares wrote: > I have a problem with a computer, but I have resolved > it using rc.local startup script by assigning an ip > address manually since the computer does not pick up > dhcp. It hangs for a long time, so I turned off the > dhcp and put something like > > ifconfig eth0 10.154.19.XXX netmask 255.255.XXX.0 > route add default gateway 10.154.XX.X > > which works in the meantime. I ask because is there > something wrong with SiS900 Integrated Lan/Ethernet > system? I've a system with one of those NICs, and it seems to work fine for me. Do you have a DHCP server on your LAN? -- (This box runs FC5, my others run FC4 & FC6, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.