new cable modem - and problems

[Matt Cahill]

Friday, September 24, 2004, 12:48:36 PM, you wrote:

LS> On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 12:30:48PM -0400, Matt Cahill wrote:
>> I'm starting to think that the problem is beyond the dhcp client.  I
>> tried connecting through dhcpd, but it kept saying that there was no
>> subnet specified...again, I don't know enough about this to know what
>> I should be specifying in the .conf file.
>> 
>>  Well, there is an iBook that no one is using at work...OSX too.
>>  Perhaps I'll try patching that into the modem to see if I can
>>  connect.

LS> dhcpd is a dhcp SERVER, not a client.  dhcpcd and pump and dhclient are
LS> dhcp clients, which is what you want.  You do NOT want dhcpd on the
LS> machine, unless it is configured to stay far away from the interface
LS> your cable modem is connected to (or you risk assigning yourself an ip
LS> which would be wrong).

  Thanks - I think I've been confused between dhcpd and dhcpcd for the
  last while.  I don't believe I have dhcpd running, but I'll also
  check that because that would obviously not be a good thing.


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Matt Cahill
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