Re: [gentoo-user] timeouts with dhcpcd 5.1

[covici@ccs.covici.com]

Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Friday 11 September 2009, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
> 
> > However, when I put the -d, it didn't tell me anything except that
> > dhcpcd sent several discover packets and then said timeout, so my
> > original question still remains -- why a timeout with 5.1 with the same
> > dhcpcd.conf and no timeout with 4.0.13.
> 
> It may be a bug.  The trick is how do you establish who the bug belongs to?  
> dhcpcd-5.1 or your router's firmware?
> 
> I recall similar incident with my router and an older dhcpcd version (can look 
> through the M/L for a URL if you need me to) whereby the MAC address sent by 
> dhcpcd was not being picked up by the router.  The router was looking for 
> that info in the ID field or some such.  Having had static IP addresses for 
> my LAN machines meant that my PC would not be given the reserved IP address 
> and then dhcpcd would eventually time out.  My router's firmware was not 
> compliant with the respective RFC that dhcpcd was upgraded to.
> 
> The fix I came up with was router specific, therefore I do not have a useful 
> suggestion for your circumstances I'm afraid - other than:
> 
> Try static IP address for your machine (use ifconfig to set this up and route 
> to set up the gw).
> 
> Try using a different dhcp client to see if the problem persists.
> 
> Try updating your router's firmware just in case.
> 
> File a bug for dhcpcd-5.1 with your findings.
> 
> PS.  Other than testing is there a reason why you don't use a stable dhcpcd 
> version?
> -- 
> Regards,
> Mick

I am using unstable generally, so it just came in the update.  I have no
router, this is FIOS from Verizon.


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