How to make dhcpd run automatically?

[prismbreak]

Hello,

I don't really know whats going on here... but my machine can't resolve any names until I run dhcpd manually as root:

[Vanquirius]

Hello,
this is odd.

Make sure that /etc/conf.d/net is correctly set-up and net.eth0, net.ethX are in your runlevels.

A cheap workaround if connection is present but your DNS servers don't get added to /etc/resolv.conf until you run dhcpcd manually is to make a back-up of a working /etc/resolv.conf and have it be restored automatically everytime you boot up. (This is a workaround because 'automatic' and 'manual' network detection should be exactly the same)

For example, DNS is working properly and you have your DNS servers listed in /etc/resolv.conf. Copy it to /etc/resolv.conf.working. Add a line to /etc/conf.d/local.start: cp /etc/resolv.conf.working /etc/resolv.conf.

I don't think this really solves your problem, but it should spare the annoyance of dhcpcd'ing by hand everytime you boot.
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[think4urs11]

check your /etc/resolv.conf for the correct name servers.

seems to as if you have wrong ones in there which are replaced by calling dhcpcd - but otoh they should stay resistant after a reboot...
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[prismbreak]

Hey guys,

Thanks for the help. Checking resolv.conf was my first idea. I compare that file with another (working) machine and the files were identical. This is _before_ I ran dhcpd.

What do you mean about run-levels? I don't know how to check whatever that is.

Thanks,
John

[prismbreak]

Hi,

Found the problem. I think my /etc/conf.d/net file was overwritten on my last emerge.

I just had to change it back to "iface_eth0="dhcp".

Thanks for your help.

John