Re: [IPCop-devel] Cannot obtain DHCP lease on RED NIC

Mark,


> Initial installation report of IPCop V0.0.9
> 
> Entire installation went flawlessly with one, albeit crucial, caveat.
> 
> I cannot make my RED NIC, (eth2), obtain a lease from my ISP, (cable),
> DHCP server.
> 
> The normal procedure when changing the NIC is to power of the modem.
> Leave it for 2 minutes and then power up.
> 
> The modem then re-registers the MAC address of the NIC, (in this case my
> IPCop RED interface), and the DHCP server re-issues a lease.
> 
> However this should not be necessary as I am using EXACTLY the same
> configuration and hardware as my existing SW box (i.e. a
> reinstallation).
> 
> Reinstalling SW 0.9.9. SE obtains an IP address instantaneously with no
> power down.
> 
> The login messages report a number of missing files in /etc/dhcpcd/.
> [Unfortunately I cannot locate these messages in any of the log files -
> suggestions?]
> 
> Can anyone shed some light on a next step to try.

cd /etc/dhcpc
ln -s ../rc.d/rc.updatered dhcpcd-eth0.exe
ln -s ../rc.d/rc.updatered dhcpcd-eth1.exe
ln -s ../rc.d/rc.updatered dhcpcd-eth2.exe

(Noted as bug #7)

Kind regards,


        Mark Wormgoor