[olug] Eth0 delaying (Fail) continued

[Jeff Hinrichs]

Tom,
The delaying .... failed message  ....
I get this same message on my laptop..  The reason being is that I have a
pcmcia card and the card hasn't been init'd yet.  When it is init'd,
slightly later in the boot script, it goes on line.

For the rest of this machine CAUTION(IANALG - I Am Not A Linux Guru)
I would guess that it is delaying because it's not getting a reply that it
likes from the DHCP server.   My suggestion is this:
Boot up in whatever OS you are using for email and get the IP address that
you have been assigned by your DCHP server. Then shutdown that machine and
enter that IP info into your Linux box (tell it your static and not dhcp)
If the card comes up correctly then it is a DHCP Server -> Client issue.

Remember to shutdown the machine you are "stealing" the ip info from: you
can't have two machines using the same IP at the same time.  The IP info you
steal will remain good until the DHCP time window closes.  If this works
then we now know its a dhcp software config thing and not a hardware one.

let us know.

-jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom" <huber28 at home.com>
To: <olug at bstc.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] Eth0 delaying (Fail) continued


> Just another piece of info that might help.  I was just on the linux side
> and noticed something with 2 terminal windows open.  In one window I did a
> "service network restart" then in the second did ifconfig and the lo and
> eth0 were there.  I kept doing it while I waited for window one to resolve
> IP address and the received packets kept going up and the sent too by
about
> 1/2 with no errors or collisions but then it still fails to get the
address.
> I may be wrong but doesn't it have to be that darn address ?  Thanks for
> putting up with all the questions.  I am taking notes and some day may
learn
> this.
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mesc" <mescie at home.com>
> To: <olug at bstc.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 8:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [olug] Eth0 delaying (Fail) continued
>
>
> > try typing <your domain name> -h on the command line.
> >
> > Tom wrote:
> >
> > > Hang in there with me folks.
> > > I am getting closer.
> > > I started over AGAIN.  Got the same error
> > > "Getting eth0  Delaying eth0 initialization (Fail)
> > > I went back and disabled the PNP (on the card) and when I rebooted it
> gave
> > > me the following error
> > > "error determining IP (Failed) "
> > > I have it (or think I do) set up for DHCP but it can't seem to
determine
> a
> > > address.   And now when I do ifconfig -a it tells me the card is
there.
> Now
> > > looks like just setting up the ISP side correctly.  Any ideas ?  I
must
> say
> > > this has been some learning expeirience.....
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
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