[LUNI] Network help please

Fawad Halim fawad at fawad.net
Thu Nov 14 16:28:01 CST 2002


grep dhclient /var/log/messages

Also, make sure you don't have a firewall that's blocking port 68. On a
command prompt, disable the firewall temporarily by doing

/sbin/iptables -I INPUT -J ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -I OUTPUT -J ACCEPT

Then run

/etc/init.d/services restart

-fawad

> I recently installed RH 8.0 on my box.  This box has a Linksys network
> card (10/100) using the 'Tulip' driver.  I have the box connected to a
> Linksys router for DSL internet sharing.  The router is acting as a DHCP
> server.  When the box boots up it hangs at starting "ETH0" for about 2
> minutes then it fails.
>
> Can someone suggest ways to get this problem solved?  I would really
> like
> to be able to access the web from that box. I know the card and the
> router
> are working fine because that box is dual boot.  I am able to access the
> web when I boot into windows.
>
> TIA
>
> Javier





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