John G. Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : I'm using dhcpcd, because when trying to install dhclient, I get:
: socket: Protocol not available - make sure CONFIG_PACKET and CONFIG_FILTER : are defined in your kernel configuration. : Haven't compiled a new kernel because it seems that dhcpcd should work . . . This IS the key though.. For dhcpcd to RECEIVE the information from the dhcp server, you need the af_packet and af_filter modules.... So yes, you do need the kernel recompilation. Or at least, I did, and I think it says so in the manual page/docs, too. Cheers, Derk -- The From: and Reply-To: addresses are internal news2mail gateway addresses. Reply to the list or to "F.P. Groeneveld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
