On 9 Jun 2003 "Tom Kloppel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, i gave that a shot, as far as i could tell dhcp is installed and the > "/etc/network/interfaces" file is correct. allthough I am a "newb" so Ill > attach that... > > When i tried the network restart it gave me: > > Reconfiguring network interfaces: cat: /var/run/dhclient.pid: no such file > or directory > done > > So I checked the syslog, it says: > Jun 9 14:25:38 ingersoll dhclient-2.2.x: socket: Protocol not available - > make sure CONFIG_PACKET and CONFIG_FILTER are defined in your kernel > configuration! > Jun 9 14:25:38 ingersoll dhclient-2.2.x: exiting. > > Do I do that?
Apparently, DHCP insists on having this options set in the kernel configuration. So check if they are; there should be a file /boot/config-<your kernel-version> that holds the configuration of the running kernel. > If so, where is that in the little xconfig screen with all > the buttons? Under 'Networking Options' or something like that. An up-to-date xconfig shows the name of the configuration item you are dealing with, at the top of the help screen for that item I believe. Ben -- B.F.M. Kal Anjelierstraat 1, 2014 TC Haarlem, Netherlands tel +31 23 5324909, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
