dhcp client with MediaOne

[Jerry Feldman]

I have used both Debian and SuSE to connect to Mediaone. I found that if 
you set up a lease database, /var/state/dhcp/dhclient.leases, dhclient will 
update it.
"John G. Norman" wrote:
> Hi. I've been researching a problem I'm having with a home installation of 
> debian (it's "potato," 2.2.12 [frozen]).
> 
> Basically, I can't get my dhcp client software to work with MediaOne.
> 
> I've tried both dhcpcd and dhclient in their newest versions. Both seem to 
> work, but while each can send out a DHCPDISCOVER, I never get a reply. Both 
> eventually time out. Manual configuration of /etc/init.d/network works 
> fine, but I'd like to have something that will work when MediaOne changes 
> my ip address.
> 
> I know that it's possible to do dhcp on my cable connection, because a 
> Windows machine does it just fine on the same modem.
> 
> I've also tried specifying my hostname and the MAC address for the NIC 
> first used with MediaOne: These strategies are not working.
> 
> Other details: The NIC is a 3com 3c515, plugged into an ISA bus on an old 
> 486. As I said, the NIC does seem to work fine on a LAN as well as when I 
> use manual settings with the cable modem. ifconfig looks fine.
> 
> I also tried the slink (earlier) release of Debian, but the binaries for 
> dhcpcd and dhclient didn't work with that version. The upgrade to potato 
> has been fine and resolved, at least, the problem of running the binaries.
> 
> Any ideas? I've looked at HOWTOs, tried the debian lists, usenet, etc., all 
> to no avail.
> 
> 	John N.
> 
> 
> John G. Norman (http://people.ne.mediaone.net/jgnorman/)
> 
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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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