well the problem there is, windows works fine. and i dont have a card registered to them. Good thought tho, thanks. --justin ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason J <jasonj at innominatus.com> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21536] dhcpcd > I know the Morris campus of the University of Minnesota has every MAC Address of > every ethernet card there. If they dont know your MAC you dont get access. > > > > "Cook, Justin S." wrote: > > > [snip] > > You should install this package if you are on a network which uses BOOTP or > > DHCP. > > [/snip] > > > > I tried pump to, as well as just bootp to no avail. > > > > [snip] > > Is winona state using MS DHCP server or the ISP server? > > [/snip] > > > > this is a good question...but i believe Winona runs it's own DHCP server. > > Which i would now put money on it an NT box. > > > > [snip] > > Does you school require you to register or any > > other BS like that, not realizing that the computer world isn't all mac and > > windows? > > [/snip] > > > > I don't *believe* so. I'd ask tech support, but they barley handle windows > > problems, I'm going to see if I can't email the main tech, or see if I can > > find someone else using a *nix variant, tho after searching upon searching, > > I found no one. > > > > damn i miss bitchx > > > > --justin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Chuck Milam <chuck at milams.net> > > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > > Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 9:50 AM > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21536] dhcpcd > > > > > > > > On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Cook, Justin S. wrote: > > > > > > > I'm having a small problem. My school(Winona State) is running their > > > > network with DHCP. Now, I log on to my linux laptop, do a good ole > > > > 'dhcpcd -d &' and eth0 comes up, i'm happy, until i find there is not > > > > inet address set... > > > > > > Take a look at pump. I've found it to be a bit more cooperative than > > > dhcpcd. > > > > > > Now, I realize not everyone runs Red Hat, but it does come with the later > > > distributions: > > > > > > # rpm -qi pump > > > Name : pump Relocations: (not relocateable) > > > Version : 0.7.8 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. > > > Release : 1 Build Date: Tue 15 Feb 2000 > > > 04:12:40 PM EST > > > Install date: Mon 24 Jul 2000 02:37:04 PM EDT Build > > > Host: porky.devel.redhat.com > > > Group : System Environment/Daemons Source > > > RPM: pump-0.7.8-1.src.rpm > > > Size : 83582 License: MIT > > > Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> > > > Summary : A Bootp and DHCP client for automatic IP configuration. > > > Description : > > > DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) and BOOTP (Boot Protocol) > > > are protocols which allow individual devices on an IP network to get > > > their own network configuration information (IP address, subnetmask, > > > broadcast address, etc.) from network servers. The overall purpose of > > > DHCP and BOOTP is to make it easier to administer a large network. > > > > > > Pump is a combined BOOTP and DHCP client daemon, which allows your > > > machine to retrieve configuration information from a server. You > > > should install this package if you are on a network which uses BOOTP > > > or DHCP. > > > > > > -- > > > Chuck Milam > > > chuck at milams.net > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org