Re: Error message at startup: eth0 (DHCP) failed

From: Sam (noSpam_at_noSpam.com)
Date: 11/30/03 

Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:43:52 -0000

Oliver

This may be related to your problem.

I replaced my DLink router with a Netgear ADSL modem / router. The latter
did not work with the default SUSE 9.0 setup of DHCP. I find the Netgear
lacking in some settings that the DLink had especilly with regard to DHCP.

One specifically related to my problem is DHCP Lease Time which the Netgear
does not cater for.

The default SUSE DHCP setup asks the router to set or query the default DHCP
Client Lease Time. The Netgear does not seem to respond in the way that SUSE
requires so it it fails the setup.

To solve this I did the following (as root)

1. Open Control Center

2. Select YAST2 modules

3. Select System

4. Select Editor for /etc/sysconfig files

5. Select Network

6. Select DHCP

7. Select DHCP Client

8. Select DHCPCLIENT_LEASE_TIME

9. In the edit box to the right enter 604800. This is a value in seconds,
the one I use.

10. Finish, close etc.

Hope this helps

Sam

"Oliver Meike" <Oliver.Meike@post.rwth-aachen.de> wrote in message
news:bqdd0q$njd$1@nets3.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE...
> Hi everybody,
> I am retrieving this error message, but I can connect to the internet
> through a Netgear router. I had this error message with Suse 8.2 and 9.0.
> First I used my onboard ethernet card (motherboard: MSI K7N2 Delta) and
then
> I bought a PCI card (Realtek RTL8139). I got the error message every time
on
> startup. Actually I could be happy, because I have a connection to the
> internet. But I am new to Linux and I would like to understand the whole
> "apparatus". Furthermore when I restart the network with "rcnetwork
restart"
> I get this error message. But when I check the status with "rcnetwork
> status" everything is fine and I get the message "eth0 (DHCP): running" I
> would be glad about any help and understanding....
> Thanx,
> Oliver.
>
>

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