[CLUE-Tech] Easiest DHCP

[Chris]

Hey,
    I'm pretty new to linux as well, but maybe I can help you. To get an ip
address through dhcp in linux you just type 'dhcpcd' at the command prompt.
I would think most distros come with dhcpcd.  I use RH 7.1 and it does.  If
yours does not, you can go to www.isc.org and download it.  You can make a
script to run dhcpcd at boot up or you can edit the interface's config file.
Here is how mine is.

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes

Hope this helps.

-Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <stevesmail at uswest.net>
To: <clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us>DEVICE=eth0


Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:49 AM
Subject: [CLUE-Tech] Easiest DHCP


>
>
> I'm not too new to linux...I've been messing around with it for awhile but
> I still don't really know very much about it.  I've installed a lot of
> different distributions but I've been stuck with Mandrake for awhile now
> but the internet doesn't work.  I have that AT&T Cable Modem...it used to
> be the @home service but I think they may have changed it now.  Before,
the
> static IP address used to work when put it in manually with the other
> distributions, but it doesn't work now with any of them (distributions).
> So, my question is, which distribution has the easiest DHCP configuration
> if they're not all the same?...I've never configured it before but now I
> guess I have to if I want to use the internet without crashing (I'm stuck
> on my windows partition for surfing, email, and the sort). Or probably a
> better question is which DHCP configuration distibution has actual DHCP
> that work...I've tried it with my Mandrake but keeps doing some kind of
> error as if it can't find an IP address at all.  Any help in plain english
> is wonderful.  Thanks a lot.  (I've already called AT&T, but they don't
> have support for Linux....bummer!)
>
> Steve
>
>
>
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