Re: [SLE] Subnet 169.254.0.0

From: Danny Sauer (suse-linux-e.suselists_at_danny.teleologic.net)
Date: 08/19/04

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    Richard wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] Subnet 169.254.0.0' on Thu, Aug 19 at 10:49:
    > On Thursday 19 August 2004 08:48 am, Danny Sauer wrote:
    [...]
    > done that way. I have a Dell 1150 laptop with XP & SuSE9.1 on it and it
    > has a real problem getting an IP from my Belkin wireless router when
    > running XP. It usually picks up the blackhole IP and will not get a
    > useable IP. But then sometimes after a restart it will pick up the
    > correct IP and work fine until the next boot. Linux on the same laptop
    > gets the correct IP every time. For me that's enough of an excuse to
    > delete XP now.
    >
    > On the other hand, I have a friend with an HP laptop using XP and an
    > ethernet connection going into a linksys router/hub and that machine has
    > the same problem but it will hook up properly about 80% of the time. It
    > will work 100% if I plug it into my linux router, indicating some kind of
    > router problem, maybe.
    >
    > Is there a reliable way to insure the client gets the proper IP. Or is
    > there a way to force the client to get the IP?

    What's serving DHCP, the linksys router/hub or the linux router - or are
    these on seperate networks? Basically, a DHCP client sends out a broadcast
    asking for an IP, the DHCP server responds with a broadcast that the
    machine should get, and then the machine sends another message to the
    DHCP server (Ack! my Address! - or something like that :)).

    So, perhaps the broadcasts aren't being passed around properly, or perhaps
    you've just got a bad cable - does the setup work better under Linux v/s
    windows when using the exact same ethernet cable in the exact same port
    on the exact same hub?

    --Danny 

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