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subnet_rx
09-20-2001, 03:08 PM
During the install of Debian, the installation program couldn't detect my dhcp settings, so I set them manually. I set them wrong, I don't think I should have set a static IP, I want it to get it from the server. How can I either get it to autodetect and set this up, or set it manually? I've read the networking faq's, and they don't tell me how to do this. btw, I cannot find dhcpd, but I do have pump, which when I look at it, is very confusing.
Craig McPherson
09-20-2001, 03:19 PM
Take a look at the /etc/network/interfaces file. You can define a DHCP interface in it like this:

iface eth0 inet dhcp

If you have pump installed (although I really recommend you remove it and replace it with dhcp-client, because pump sucks and dhcpcd sucks even harder), it should start automatically at boot and configure your interface.
subnet_rx
09-20-2001, 03:28 PM
how would you "replace it" If I download the .deb file, will it automaticly tell the OS to use dhcp-client instead?

My next question is, how do I find out if I already have it?

[ 20 September 2001: Message edited by: subnet_rx ]
Craig McPherson
09-20-2001, 03:35 PM
Well, your post implied that your box isn't on the network. If it were, then you could just do "apt-get remove pump" and "apt-get install dhcp-client". But if it's not, you'll need to remove pump as above, then bring the .deb over on a floppy disk or something and install it with "dpkg -i filename.deb"
subnet_rx
09-20-2001, 03:37 PM
that's correct, I'll try that now.
subnet_rx
09-20-2001, 03:50 PM
it seemed to install fine. But then I just got these repeating messages about

eth0: transmit timed out resetting

it kept repeating this over and over.
subnet_rx
09-20-2001, 04:07 PM
man, now I can't get this shutdown.

eth0: Transmit timed out, status ffffff, CSR12 fffffff, resetting....

nothing I do stops it, I just restarted, and it came back up doing the same thing.
subnet_rx
09-20-2001, 04:17 PM
ok, removed it, and restarted. Any other suggestions?
subnet_rx
09-20-2001, 06:10 PM
i modified the interfaces file and it did the same thing. I installed pump, and it gives me two of those messages on startup, then quits, and continues booting