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DHCP and Kernel config

Post by Andre Ili » Fri, 19 Feb 1999 04:00:00



Hi

I'm using the ISC DHCP server on a 2.2.1 kernel. The Win98 machines have no
problems using the DHCP server. But the Linux machines are always loosing
leases. I can see (with iptraf) that the NICs of the linux machines send
ARPs to FFFFFFF.. and don't get a reply. After this the machine stops the
NIC.

Do I have to enable reverse ARP (or so) in the Kernel on the server to get
this workin?

cya
    Shoki

P.S. Yes, I did route add 255.255.255.255 eth0

 
 
 
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DHCP and Kernel config

Post by Nick Zenten » Fri, 19 Feb 1999 04:00:00



> Hi

> I'm using the ISC DHCP server on a 2.2.1 kernel. The Win98 machines have no
> problems using the DHCP server. But the Linux machines are always loosing
> leases. I can see (with iptraf) that the NICs of the linux machines send
> ARPs to FFFFFFF.. and don't get a reply. After this the machine stops the
> NIC.

        Hi,
                There is a mailing list for ISC DHCP. The developer
responds there. The only thing I had to do was mkdir
/var/db  It wasn't there to begin with and when the system
went to renew the lease it would fail. Works fine now.

        Nick

--
SuSE 6.0
Linux 2.2.1

 
 
 
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