Re: [SLUG] Strange but interesting DHCP problem with Mandrake 8.0

From: Smitty (76543a@mpinet.net)
Date: Mon May 14 2001 - 00:50:28 EDT


Federico Paini wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have a interesting problem that happened only with Mandrake 8.0 and not
> with the previous releases.
> I access to the Internet thought Americast Worldwind Cable Service, I've
> been using this service for over two months and I've never had any problem
> with Mandrake 7.1 and 7.1, the DCHP works fine and get the IP address from
> the server just as it should be.
> Anyway, recently I upgrade my Linux OS with the new Mandrake 8.0, everything
> works fine except the DHCP with my cable internet, it hangs and it can not
> get the IP address for the Americast's server (which is a Windoze 2K
> server).
> I also tried to restart the NIC (a 3com card) manually but nothing, it just
> wait and wait and can not get the IP address, so I was forced to reinstall
> back the 7.2 and works fine.
> It might be a PUMP problem or a Kernel problem, anybody has any idea about
> it?
> Has anybody experience the same problem maybe with other cable provider?
>
> Ciao
> Federico

I don't know how you can debug it. I installed Mandrake 8 about two
weeks ago and it broke on me when I transferred home directory files.
There are too many bugs and a paucity of documentation on that
distribution for my purposes. I am using SuSE 7.1 and have found only
one bug in the Xserver.
Smitty



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