[olug] Eth0 error determining IP information (Fail) continued

[Dave Homan]

I was having the same problem trying to set up dhcp on cox at home.  I looked 
in the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup file (running RH7.1) and found 
that it was sending out a dhcp request using $DHCP_HOSTNAME, but that 
hostname wasn't defined in anywhere.  This will cause the bringing up of 
eth0 on bootup to take a really really long time, then finally fail.  Two 
things you can do:

1) manually type "dhcpcd -h cxxxxxx-x" once the machine is done booting, or:
2) someone already mentioned this but edit 
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 so it says the line 
"DHCP_HOSTNAME="cxxxxxxxx-x" where cxxxxx-x is your cox at home hostname 
(should be on your work order, or you can just call them up and ask for it)

Hope this helps!

>>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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