Re: dhcp with network restart problem

2001-08-19 Thread john wa
> > all syslog says during a restart is "PUMP: sending discover" (twice) and > > never hears anything back from a dhcp server. could it have anything to > do with > You could be having a problem with your nic at 100baseTX when your > isp is at 10BaseT, but it sounds like your kernel sets that up r

dhcp with network restart problem

2001-08-18 Thread john wa
hi i have a dodgy cable modem which frequently cuts out requiring it to re-negotiate the link. my firewall/irc box often fails to come back after some cut outs. sometimes the interface remains up with the correct IP address but for some reason it can't find anything on the 'net. the dhcp lease h