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Article #91Re: Determining IP information for eth0 ... operation failed
From: Bit Twister
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 00:19
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 00:19
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Hate to say it, but, did you reset the cable modem? add DHCP_HOSTNAME="CXXXXXX-X" to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 CXXXXXX-X is your rogers node name. change BOOTPROTO="dhcp" /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart tail /var/log/messages for error messages Our dhcp server was out for 6 days, I switched mine to static until the server started running. On Thu, 08 Mar 2001 00:09:09 GMT, John Blaze <tical2000@home.com> wrote: >I am running RedHat 7 and my networking has been working fine since I >installed it. I had ftp server, telnet, httpd, etc. running without a >problem. My ISP is rogers@home and they had been renewing my IP very >frequently, so I would have to run pump to get a new IP. The other day I >came to do some work on my system and I realized that I had no IP yet again. >I ran pump, but it failed. I rebooted my PC and I received this error >message "Determining IP information for eth0 ... operation failed" when the >eth0 interface is brought up. I re-compiled my kernel and added in support >for dhcp, but I still got the same message. I also checked /etc/resolv.conf >file and it looked correct (no "search localhost" line and dns servers are >listed). I am using a 3Com EtherLink III 3c509tp NIC. I am using kernel >module 3c509. > -- The warranty and liability expired as you read this message. If the above breaks your system, it's yours and you keep both pieces. Practice safe computing. Backup the file before you change it. Do a, man command_here or cat command_here, before using it.
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