linux hdcp client howto

Hi all,

I have run my Linux 9.0 as 192.168.0.1 for a while now with little problems.
I am trying to change the static IP address to obtaining a dynamic one from
192.168.0.190 (router with DHCP server). When I change the contents of
ifcfg-eth0 to
===begin===DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes===end===
and reboot, linux hangs on "Bringing up eth0 interface". I then reboot in
resuce mode and restore the original files to boot up back to the static ip.
The /etc/sysconfig/network file also has the
following:NETWORKING=yesHOSTNAME=linleeGATEWAY=192 .168.0.190Can anybody shed
some light on this please?RegardsLeighcc to (E-Mail Removed)

On 2005-01-24, pu <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I am trying to change the static IP address to obtaining a dynamic one from
> 192.168.0.190 (router with DHCP server).

Is your router giving out for real addresses? Do you have a firewall that
block dhcp requests on that interface?

Davide

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pu wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have run my Linux 9.0

No such thing, so presume you mean Redhat Linux 9.0. If it's Mandrake
or Suse, then following does not apply (directly).

> as 192.168.0.1 for a while now with little problems.
> I am trying to change the static IP address to obtaining a dynamic
one from
> 192.168.0.190 (router with DHCP server).

If it ain't broke, why "fix" it? Does it assign IPs/GW/DNS or just act
as relay to ISP's dhcp server?

>When I change the contents of
> ifcfg-eth0 to
> ===begin===
> DEVICE=eth0
> BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> ONBOOT=yes
> ===end===

Did you edit the files by hand? Unless you know how Rh boots up the
network and _all_ the files it uses, it is best to use the gui X tool.
$ redhat-config-network
or
$ neat

> and reboot, linux hangs on "Bringing up eth0 interface".

Usually means that a dhcp server is not on the local segment and there
is no relay. Also could be that GW router is offline/not
connecting/responding.

> I then reboot in
> resuce mode and restore the original files to boot up back to the
static ip.

Be happy and leave it that way

> The /etc/sysconfig/network file also has the
> following:
> NETWORKING=yes
> HOSTNAME=linlee
> GATEWAY=192.168.0.190

Also check that /etc/sysconfig/static-routes is an empty (zero bytes)
file.

hth,
prg
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