[snip] You should install this package if you are on a network which uses BOOTP or DHCP. [/snip] I tried pump to, as well as just bootp to no avail. [snip] Is winona state using MS DHCP server or the ISP server? [/snip] this is a good question...but i believe Winona runs it's own DHCP server. Which i would now put money on it an NT box. [snip] Does you school require you to register or any other BS like that, not realizing that the computer world isn't all mac and windows? [/snip] I don't *believe* so. I'd ask tech support, but they barley handle windows problems, I'm going to see if I can't email the main tech, or see if I can find someone else using a *nix variant, tho after searching upon searching, I found no one. damn i miss bitchx --justin ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Milam <chuck at milams.net> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21536] dhcpcd > > On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Cook, Justin S. wrote: > > > I'm having a small problem. My school(Winona State) is running their > > network with DHCP. Now, I log on to my linux laptop, do a good ole > > 'dhcpcd -d &' and eth0 comes up, i'm happy, until i find there is not > > inet address set... > > Take a look at pump. I've found it to be a bit more cooperative than > dhcpcd. > > Now, I realize not everyone runs Red Hat, but it does come with the later > distributions: > > # rpm -qi pump > Name : pump Relocations: (not relocateable) > Version : 0.7.8 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. > Release : 1 Build Date: Tue 15 Feb 2000 > 04:12:40 PM EST > Install date: Mon 24 Jul 2000 02:37:04 PM EDT Build > Host: porky.devel.redhat.com > Group : System Environment/Daemons Source > RPM: pump-0.7.8-1.src.rpm > Size : 83582 License: MIT > Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> > Summary : A Bootp and DHCP client for automatic IP configuration. > Description : > DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) and BOOTP (Boot Protocol) > are protocols which allow individual devices on an IP network to get > their own network configuration information (IP address, subnetmask, > broadcast address, etc.) from network servers. The overall purpose of > DHCP and BOOTP is to make it easier to administer a large network. > > Pump is a combined BOOTP and DHCP client daemon, which allows your > machine to retrieve configuration information from a server. You > should install this package if you are on a network which uses BOOTP > or DHCP. > > -- > Chuck Milam > chuck at milams.net > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org