Net-Setup keeps on loading

Helloman · n00b Joined: 20 Sep 2020 Posts: 6

My net setup keeps on going, I have a wired connection and I chose the automatic DHCP

Banana · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 3:15 pm Post subject:

Hello Helloman,

can you please give us some more background about what you are doing?
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Hu · Administrator Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 23307

Please show us the exact command you ran, any output it produced, and describe the environment in which it was run. This covers both the local operating system and the local network. Are you expecting a DHCP server on the network to respond to you?

Helloman · n00b Joined: 20 Sep 2020 Posts: 6

I typed net-setup cmd and it took me to the menu asking if I want to do this, I said yes, then I chose automatic DHCP
I chose minimal installation AMD64 and I am wired ethernet connection, I pinged google so it knows that I am on a network
Here's the link to the screen
https://ibb.co/PwCbXPs

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:50 pm Post subject:

Helloman,

net-setup is not required. dhcp is the default if you do nothing. Not even invoke dhcp.

Reboot and run

Helloman · n00b Joined: 20 Sep 2020 Posts: 6

Understood, but what does the net-setup do

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:11 pm Post subject:

Helloman,

net-setup provdies a form to enter a static configuration or a way to run dhcpcd by hand without rebooting.
You might need to run dhcpcd by hand if you booted first and connected the ethernet cable later, after dhcpcd had timed out.

From looking at your image, I suspect all is well, the system just needs a prod to print the prompt.
Press the Enter key a couple of times.
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Gentobobbyuk · Apprentice Joined: 23 May 2020 Posts: 196

Net-setup sometimes doesnt stop i have this on my older machines use

CNTRL c to stop .

Then ifconfig or ping to see if you have an ip