Antonio Olivares wrote: > Dear folks, > > 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 > If you are going to configure the interface with a static IP address, why not do it using the network configuration tools, or by editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0? If you decide to manually edit ifcfg-eth0, you can find the documentation in /usr/share/doc/initscripts-<version>/sysconfig.txt. Now, as far as fixing the real problem, we need more information about your network. Do other computers on the network work using DHCP? Is there a router or switch between the Linux system and the DHCP server? Are you running a firewall on your Linux system, and if so, is it configured to allow DHCP? Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
