Michael Patterson wrote: > ---snip---< > Also, ifconfig doesn't show eth0. When I was running DHCP-client, eth0 did > show up, but without an IP address (not even 0.0.0.0, which is what I was > lead to believe would happen). >
This is not good. No dhcp client will work if the NIC isn't there! I would check and see if the NIC's driver module is being loaded (lsmod). You could also check the messages during bootup and see what is happening when it comes time for NIC detection. Have you turned off the "PnP OS" in your BIOS? If the NIC is NOT being recognized during bootup, you should add the appropriate "driver" module via using modconf so it will be properly initialized at boot time. Once you consistantly get eth0 listed on an "ifconfig", then you can fine-tune the dhcpcd paramenters for your setup. When everthing is working properly, the "ifconfig" command should show your assigned IP from your ISP after a boot. Cheers, -Don Spoon-
