fedora will not access dhcp server to get IP

[Chris Kloiber]

On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 23:38, Trevor Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:23:37 +0800, Chris Kloiber wrote:
> 
> >DSL is a technology I don't use. I have a cable modem which provides an
> >ethernet connection. My instructions should still work as far as they
> 
> Agreed. Originally I had a cable modem and when I switched to adsl, I
> didn't change anything. I just unplugged the network cable from the
> back of my cable modem and plugged it into the back of my new adsl
> modem and bang, Win2k, OS/2 and linux all worked.
> 
> But not no more...
> 
> >go, In /etc/sysconfig/fwiptables.conf, replace LAN_IFACE="eth0" and
> >INET_IFACE="ppp0"
> 
> Ummm... I'm guessing a bit, since you weren't specific, but from your
> original message and this one, I think you're saying to try editing
> that file, changing those two lines to include some reference to the
> 'de4x5' driver. I seem to remember seeing a 'tulip' reference here and
> there in files while I have been stumbling around blindly in config
> files so I'll see if something looks logical to change.

If you are using pppoe, then your INET_IFACE will likely be ppp0, if
your xDSL modem provides straight ethernet to your machine, then use the
ethX device you attach it to.


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Chris Kloiber
Red Hat, Inc.