>> Network autoconfig failed because it could not get DHCP. >> I think this is because this hardware has an issue that makes the clock run >> at double speed, see: >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=5f631ce7bfd7e2f1cb6a7c3177cb1c91&t=75281 >> for example, as a result the DHCP probably timed out twice as fast as it >> should >> have. Ethereal (from another computer) showed my router WAS making DHCP >> offers >> but the new box would not accept them. After install was done I ran >> "dhclient" >> and it worked fine.
>Well, I'm not sure we can do much about this. Maybe increase the DHCP >timeout on the second and subsequent tries....But, don't dream: netcfg >bug log is huge and I'm not sure that someone will ever do this. If my understanding is correct, it's a hardware flaw with a patch pending a kernel release, so I wouldn't hold netcfg responsible for the problem or expect it to know a workaround. Anyway, thanks for the reply. Marvin
