Subject: Re: DHCP: PUMP vs. DHCPCD
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Mon Sep 20 1999 - 20:19:18 MDT
Have you tried the newer version of pump available at
http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/resources/errata.shtml?
On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Stuart R. Hall wrote:
> Hey there,
>
> I've got YDL Champ Server 1.1 loaded and running (well, I might add!) on a PB G3 400MHz. I'm having a problem with DHCP IP addresses, though, and am wondering if any others have had similar problems.
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> When I first installed YDL, I had my machine plugged into a friend's LAN, with his Unix box as the DHCP server. PUMP worked fine to grab an IP address on boot. However, once I got home, and tried to connect up to my ADSL, PUMP wasn't happy with whatever my ISP's DHCP server was sending. Brining up eth0 would just fail; an ifconfig command revealed only that the local interface was up.
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> DHCPCD will easily grab a working IP address from the DHCP server, but it's apparently not releasing/refreshing appropriately; after a while online (15-30 minutes or more), the net connection hangs, and I have to killall dhcpcd, then rerun dhcpcd and get a new address. Then things work fine.
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> When I run MacOS 8.6, using TCP/IP configured for DHCP, I have never had such a glitch.
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> Anyone know what's up with Pump, or has anyone had a similar problem? My ISP is Southwestern Bell, which evidently is run by PacBell.
>
> Thanks in advance . . .
>
> Stuart
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