Jim, Yes, it should be as simple as a standard FC4 DHCP to get an IP address. A stock installed DHCP should just work. If you think you have some "cruft" left over from the PPPoE configuration, you may want to remove and reinstall the affected packages. (including DHCP) Do you have another network and DHCP server you can try this on? Also, check /var/log/syslog for messages. That's where my Debian DHCP logs its messages. HTH. - Bob jim scott wrote: > I won't have access to my machine until tonight, but I will check. I > haven't seen anything in /var/log/messages, but I haven't checked > /var/log/dhcp. Thanks for the suggestion. > > On 10/3/05, *Brock Noland* <brockn at gmail.com <mailto:brockn at gmail.com>> > wrote: > > When it is booting does it try and get an ip address? > > /var/log/messages or /var/log/dhcp should tell you. > > Brock > > > On 10/3/05, jim scott <jimdscott at gmail.com > <mailto:jimdscott at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Thanks for the reply, Bob. > > > > I'm running FC4 with the latest updates. I dual boot to Windows > 98, where > > DSL is working great. > > > > I've got an older SMC NIC plugged into the DSL modem. I read the > DSL HOWTO, > > which I think was a big mistake. Based on that, I spent a lot of > time trying > > to configure PPPoE, but I don't think I need to worry about any of > that. I > > did manage to mess up all my config files. I gave up on PPPoE, > deleted all > > my config files and reinstalled the networking packages. > > > > It's an external xDSL SpeedStream 5200 modem connected to my NIC, > so I think > > all I need to do is configure DHCP to get an IP for my NIC and set > up the > > routing table correctly and I should be done. If I'm wrong about > that, then > > I'm more lost than I thought. > > > > The first problem is that my NIC is not getting an IP address on > boot. I > > don't see anything interesting in ifconfig, other than the lack of > any IP > > address -- not even 0.0.0.0 <http://0.0.0.0>, which I think should > be there if DHCP is even > > trying. I don't see any errors in dmesg or in the syslog, so I > think I need > > to turn up the debug level. If I can get an IP for my NIC, I think > I'm > > almost home because I can copy the routing table from the windows > side. > > > > > > On 10/3/05, Bob Schilmoeller <bob at schilmoeller.com > <mailto:bob at schilmoeller.com>> wrote: > > > Jim, > > > I have been on Frontier DSL since its existence. The only > problems I > > have > > > had has been every time it has been sold! :-) Recently though I > had to > > reset > > > my DSL modem and received a new IP address for the first time in > 4 years! > > But > > > it did give me a 60% bump in speed. > > > > > > All of that said, I use a Dlink router with no special settings > and it > > works > > > great. I also used RH 7.3 on an old box as my router a couple > of years a > > ago > > > with no special settings. > > > > > > Now that I have told you my config, can you shed some light on > what your > > > config is, the symptoms you are seeing and what things you have > tried? It > > may > > > trigger some insight from the list. > > > > > > - Bob > > > > > > > > > > > > jim scott wrote: > > > > Greetings, all. I'm brand new to the list. Does anyone here use > > > > Frontier's xDSL? I'm trying to connect my Fedora Core 4 box to the > > > > Internet through Frontiernet.net <http://Frontiernet.net> > <http://Frontiernet.net <http://Frontiernet.net>>, but have been > > > > having a lot of DHCP problems. I can't get an IP address for > my NIC. > > > > Does anyone know if Frontier (service in Lakeville/Rosemount) > has any > > > > special settings I need to know about? Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > > > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://ThreeWayNews.blogspot.com > > Your source. For everything. Really. > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > -- > Brock Noland > Loan Officer > Caspian Mortgage > Cell: 612-203-9568 > Office: 612-605-8739 > Fax: 612-605-6808 > http://brocknoland.com > > > > > -- > http://ThreeWayNews.blogspot.com > Your source. For everything. Really.