Re: Can't acquire dchp lease while Windows can

2010-08-31 Thread Bob Proulx
T o n g wrote: > Yes, this a dual-boot machine. So same machine, same MACs, same spot, > same line. Then your dhcp server is probably requiring that hostnames be sent. By default the dhcp3 client doesn't send hostnames unless it is configured to do so. I would start there. http://www.debian.

Re: Can't acquire dchp lease while Windows can

2010-08-31 Thread T o n g
On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:10:19 +0200, Alain Baeckeroot wrote: First of all, > If it is at work, it is very likely that your are NOT allowed to do what > you want . . . No, this is school environment. Open dchp to all. As I said, wired network not work, but wireless network works. Same machine,

Re: Can't acquire dchp lease while Windows can

2010-08-31 Thread Juha Tuuna
On 31.8.2010 7:48, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > What might be the problem that my laptop can't acquire dchp lease from > Linux while Windows can? > ... You can use Wireshark (among others) to "record" the conversations between your Windows/Linux box and the DHCP server and then compare the results.

Re: Can't acquire dchp lease while Windows can

2010-08-31 Thread Alain Baeckeroot
Le 31/08/2010 à 10:58, Andrei Popescu a écrit : > On Ma, 31 aug 10, 04:48:36, T o n g wrote: > > Hi, > > > > What might be the problem that my laptop can't acquire dchp lease from > > Linux while Windows can? > > > > Same spot, same line. Tried two different distros that had no problem > > acq

Re: Can't acquire dchp lease while Windows can

2010-08-31 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 31 aug 10, 04:48:36, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > What might be the problem that my laptop can't acquire dchp lease from > Linux while Windows can? > > Same spot, same line. Tried two different distros that had no problem > acquiring dchp lease at my home, neither works. Wired network, not

Re: Can't acquire dchp lease while Windows can

2010-08-31 Thread Alain Baeckeroot
Le 31/08/2010 à 06:48, T o n g a écrit : > > Hi, > > What might be the problem that my laptop can't acquire dchp lease from > Linux while Windows can? > > Same spot, same line. Tried two different distros that had no problem > acquiring dchp lease at my home, neither works. Wired network, not