Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 28/11/11 03:40, Francesco Pietra wrote: > Installer debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso ^ > downloaded Nov27 2011 fails > to configure DHCP either automatically, with hostname, or manually. > Otherwise, the Realtek card works perfectly on this machine (I just > wanted to r

Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Bob Proulx
Norval Watson wrote: > > > > Installer debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso downloaded Nov27 2011 fails > > > > to configure DHCP either automatically, with hostname, or manually. > > Possible workaround is once the DHCP config fails, hit Continue, select > auto config step again, and then it may well

Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Norval Watson
> > > Installer debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso downloaded Nov27 2011 fails > > > to configure DHCP either automatically, with hostname, or manually. Possible workaround is once the DHCP config fails, hit Continue, select auto config step again, and then it may well succeed. Not very elegant, but

Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Vasileios Karaklioumis
Oh, sorry. I meant define a fixed ip for the device on your network not the external one. When you configure settings, try to used a fixed ip address and define a google dns (4.4.4.4 8.8.8.8 are the ones and are much faster than my provider). BTW it iwas 5€/month here in Greece for a static.

Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Jude DaShiell
This happens on an amd athelon k8 using wheezy not squeeze. On Sun, 27 Nov 2011, Richard wrote: > On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:40:34 +0200 > Vasileios Karaklioumis wrote: > > > DNS is a big problem for me as well(DHCP mostly works), maybe just use > > static ips for that? > > On Nov 27, 2011 8:23 PM,

Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Richard
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:40:34 +0200 Vasileios Karaklioumis wrote: > DNS is a big problem for me as well(DHCP mostly works), maybe just use > static ips for that? > On Nov 27, 2011 8:23 PM, "Jude DaShiell" wrote: > > > Also fails to configure automatically without host name. I think what's > > r

Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Rob Andrews
On 27 Nov 2011, at 16:40, Francesco Pietra wrote: > Installer debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso downloaded Nov27 2011 fails > to configure DHCP either automatically, with hostname, or manually. > Otherwise, the Realtek card works perfectly on this machine (I just > wanted to reinstall in order to res

Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Jude DaShiell
Those are available but you have to take a 30 year fixed mortgage on your house to pay for them. Those would help out with bittorrent too if they were economical.On Sun, 27 Nov 2011, Vasileios Karaklioumis wrote: > DNS is a big problem for me as well(DHCP mostly works), maybe just use > static

Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Vasileios Karaklioumis
DNS is a big problem for me as well(DHCP mostly works), maybe just use static ips for that? On Nov 27, 2011 8:23 PM, "Jude DaShiell" wrote: > Also fails to configure automatically without host name. I think what's > really happening here is a configuration is attempted and the system fails > to

Re: installer fails to configure DHCP

2011-11-27 Thread Jude DaShiell
Also fails to configure automatically without host name. I think what's really happening here is a configuration is attempted and the system fails to check for success or failure status of that configuration and just assumes the configuration has happened as it moves along to the next step. W