2.6.6 and DHCP

[poopdeville]

Hi everybody,

I'm running a 2.4.xx kernel on an old iMac. A few days ago, I downloaded and compiled 2.6.6. Everything worked great, except for one thing: DHCP is broken. I've done some reading, but I haven't found anything more recent than 2.4.xx stuff. A lot of sources mention compiling a module called CONFIG_FILTER to get DHCP running, but that I can't find that option anywhere in either xconfig or menuconfig. What should I do?

Thanks,
Alex

[XiaoKJ]

AFAIK DHCP isn't controlled by the kernel.

But the net card DHCP uses is...

Under networking, do you see your netcard? did you select the correct driver and is the extra option selected? try de/selecting them. The options cause problems, AFAIK...

I use a HP NETSERVER 10/100TX PCI ADAPTER that uses the intel driver(reverse-engineered) eepro100. Once I select the driver an option pops out and I do not select it or it wouldn't work.

Of course, you should check rc.conf and network settings too....

Last but not least? did your router/modem detect the connection? try unpluging if possible...

[Icarus]

Originally posted by poopdeville
A lot of sources mention compiling a module called CONFIG_FILTER to get DHCP running, but that I can't find that option anywhere in either xconfig or menuconfig. Maybe that should be CONFIG_NETFILTER which is under Networking options somewhere

But I don't have this set on my 2.6.4 Kernel and DHCP works

I'll assume that you're using Yellow Dog since this in on an iMac? Does that use dhcpcd or dhconfig?

[bwkaz]

Maybe you need CONFIG_PACKET instead of CONFIG_FILTER? I think that's related...