Problem with DHCP

Cyanure · Guest

Hi,

I'm not able to start dhcp on startup. Here is the error msg :

Nitro · Posted: Sun May 12, 2002 10:20 pm Post subject:

Do you have all the right modules loaded, or all the modules for your NIC compiled in to your kernel?
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beatlejuice321 · n00b Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 21 Location: Central USA

I have the exact same problem!

I have recently installed Gentoo from CD using "stage-3" build and get the same error upon startup.

I tried commenting out "#iface_eth0="dhcp" in /etc/conf.d/ne", just to see what happens. My error of course goes away, but I still have problems with my system using anything like "portage". If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it.

Thanks!

Beatlejuice

AggieEmpeg · n00b Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 63

You need to make sure that your NIC driver is being loaded. It should ideally be a module that you load from the /etc/modules.autoload file.
Assuming that this is done correctly, you should just be able to uncomment that ifconfig="dhcp" line and have it all work.

beatlejuice321 · n00b Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 21 Location: Central USA

I tried editing "/etc/modules.autoload". Putting in "8139too" which is the driver I used when I installed linux. But this did not work, even after reboot.

I am having troubles getting this NIC driver to work/install. Please also see this other thread I have been posting on this forum with more detailed error messages and information.

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=10514#10514

Any help you can give me would be great.

Thanks,

Beatlejuice

beatlejuice321 · n00b Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 21 Location: Central USA

K, I got the answer to this question off another thread.

For any newbs like me, who may still be needing the answer I will post the link below:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=10526#10526

Ruslan · n00b Joined: 17 May 2002 Posts: 8

I have the same problem, but the proposed solution does not work for me !

I did compile the card drivers into the kernel (I had them as modules)- it had no effect at all.
Does anyone have any alternative solutions/suggestions?

beatlejuice321 · n00b Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 21 Location: Central USA

I had to compile my drivers into the kernel, not as modules. Also make sure you are using the correct drivers.

I actually looked in my "windows" system with the same NIC and got the exact card name as read by my OS. Then I looked for that name in my list of 10-100Mb NIC card options in the kernel before compiling.

Good luck!

Beatlejuice