can't get ip through dhcp after upgrade

[Alexander Apprich]

Kevin Old wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:15:52 +0100, Alexander Apprich
> <a.apprich at science-computing.de> wrote:
> 
>>ketil hage wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>updated from fc2 to fc3 from cd's.
>>>
>>>had some serious boot trouble after restart, but disable the nvidia module fixed
>>>that.
>>>
>>>now i can't get eth0 to work.
>>>
>>>(i had firestarter installed before upgrade).
>>>
>>>here's what i found: When i set ip manually, the eth0 card get active, but
>>>nothing works, can't ping my gateway or anything else. it doesn't matter if
>>>firestarter is started or stopped. with ifconfig i see the right addresses
>>>configured.
>>>
>>>when i try to use dhcp(i have a dhcp server)the card just get inactive.
>>>
>>>it seems that there is something in my box blocking all contact to the lan.
>>
>>Have you tried using dhclient when eth0 was up?
> 
> 
> Can you elaborate on "using dhclient"?  I'm having the same problem as
> Ketil with trying to connect to a network.

Just execute dhclient, and if eth0 is up and a dhcp server is availible
eth0 get its network config assigned. Older RedHats < 8 used to have
pump which did allmost the same.

If dhclient doesn't work it's probably because a firewall is blocking
DHCP.

> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin

Alex