--- "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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? Yes computers on the network are configured using dhcp, each computer with a MAC address in the network gets its ip automatically and everything should work, but mine does not. >Is there a router or switch between the Linux > system and the > DHCP server? No. Direct connection. >Are you running a firewall on your > Linux system, and if > so, is it configured to allow DHCP? I think the normal firewall that comes with Fedora is running, but How do I know if it does allow/not allow DHCP to work? > > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Regards, Antonio ____________________________________________________________________________________ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
