Re: DHCP

Sam Bingner (death@hawaii.rr.com)
Tue, 05 Jan 1999 23:23:56 -1000


Allen Goldstein wrote:
>
> Subject:2.20.pre4 and dhcp
>
> My brief experience with this kernel was similar to that of 2.131.
> Dhcp doesn't work. I have two ether interfaces using 3com 509
> and 3com vortex. The 509 interface did not come up. The dhcp is
> on the vortex and it wouldn't connect. The box has SMP. Not much info
> in Messages. But it might be that the interupt assignment is screwed up.
> The sequential io was much faster than 2.0.36 both on scsi and ide
>
DHCP works, but you have to have the correct DHCPCD for the 2.1/2.2
kernel, these kernels use a different method of controlling the firewall
interface, you will also need ipchains - the dhcpcd release can be found
of my system if you want do download from there -
ftp://204.210.112.66/pub/dhcpcd

--Sam

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