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How to start DHCP client daemon ?
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what actully i want is i want to connect my unix machine to inter net. my cable modem ISP only supply dynamic IP the ISP dosent support static ip.
My question is "in order to get dynamic ip from ISP, what should i do in my system ?"
the answer should be " set TCP/IP setting to get IP from DHCP " i did that but still the system didnt set the dynamic ip. I read somewhere that i should change the /etc/dhcpc.conf file. I removed all comments ("#"
from that file & rebooted. Still no hopes.
Is anybody encounterd such problem ? pl. give me helping heln.
Thx,
Bob
My question is "in order to get dynamic ip from ISP, what should i do in my system ?"
the answer should be " set TCP/IP setting to get IP from DHCP " i did that but still the system didnt set the dynamic ip. I read somewhere that i should change the /etc/dhcpc.conf file. I removed all comments ("#"
from that file & rebooted. Still no hopes.Is anybody encounterd such problem ? pl. give me helping heln.
Thx,
Bob
Annihilannic
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Usually an ISP would allocate addresses using PPP instead of DHCP, which I think depends on ethernet addresses; are you sure you're barking up the right tree.
(I may well be wrong!) Annihilannic.
(I may well be wrong!) Annihilannic.
stanhubble
MIS
"my cable modem isp..."
How is the cable modem connected? I don't think 5.0.6 supports PPPOE ( i may be wrong ).
You may need to get a small router (linksys,netgear,etc) to connect to your isp. Most of these routers will do NAT as well as local DHCP.
This technical article from Caldera might help you.
Here is the problem description:
"I am trying to set up the network to look for a DHCP server. I have OpenServer 5.0.6 which fully supports being run as a DHCP client, but when I run netconfig(ADM) to configure the network card and TCP/IP protocol there is no choice to configure TCP/IP to use a DHCP-Assigned address. "
Let us all know how it goes.
Alrip
Here is the problem description:
"I am trying to set up the network to look for a DHCP server. I have OpenServer 5.0.6 which fully supports being run as a DHCP client, but when I run netconfig(ADM) to configure the network card and TCP/IP protocol there is no choice to configure TCP/IP to use a DHCP-Assigned address. "
Let us all know how it goes.
Alrip
This might be more appropriate, actually more in-depth. It is for 5.0.5 but may work for 5.0.6.
Problem Description:
"I want to connect my SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 system to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) so I can gain access to the Internet and World Wide Web ( My particular ISP has told me they will dynamically allocate my system an Internet (or IP) address. How do I set up my SCO system?"
Alrip
Problem Description:
"I want to connect my SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 system to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) so I can gain access to the Internet and World Wide Web ( My particular ISP has told me they will dynamically allocate my system an Internet (or IP) address. How do I set up my SCO system?"
Alrip
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