On Sat, 2002-05-18 at 21:04, Deva Seetharam wrote: > hi all > i run debian kernel 2.4.18 on a ibm t22 notebook. i am trying > to connect to att cable-modem using the intel ethernet card. > > i have pump as the dhcp client. i dont have dhcp-client installed. > > my /etc/network/interfaces has the entry: > iface eth1 inet dhcp > > when i do a ifup eth1 or pump -i eth1, i get the message "operation > failed". (btw, i did register the mac address with att.) > > what could be wrong?
Try dhcp-client. I couldn't get pump to work either, even though it worked fine when I used Mandrake. -- +---------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | "I have created a government of whirled peas..." | | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 12-May-2002, | ! CNN, Larry King Live | +---------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]