On Friday 07 December 2007, Billy Holmes wrote:
> > I guess eventually all dhcp implementations will catch up with this
> > change, although for now it is bound to create some problems with
> > particular DHCP
>
> You could try disconnecting your cable modem for about 10 minutes,
> ensuring the ISP recognizes that it's offline, and thus remove the
> entries in it's DHCP table for your connection.
>
> then when you boot your system normally, it might work like it used to.

The OP probably has a cable problem where this suggestion may apply.  In my 
case I was having problems with a local dhcp server on my LAN.  Nothing would 
get going, other than recompiling dhcpcd with vram set as a USE flag.
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Regards,
Mick