hdcp-client should work good as well. wswe got a link up with that package within 10 minutes or so. Under debian you have a file call /etc/network/interfaces using iface <device> hdcp should do the trick, when called via ifup it should d the dhcp-request itself. As ifup is called during startup, that should do the trick. On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Kenny Hitt wrote: > Hi. I need to worn that I got my system working without help > from my cable company or knowing anything about DHCP. My cable > company panics when I mention "Linux." > Just like you, I couldn't figure out pump. I tried dhcp-client and > couldn't figure it out either. Finally, I installed dhcpcd. > It has a script in /etc/init.d and a config file in > /etc/dhcpc. > I just added the line > OPTIONS='-h cc771963-a' > to the end of config. The single quotes are important. > All my cable company wants is my system to use the computer name they > gave me (cc771963-a) as the hostname. > That's what the line in the config file does. > The host name is just for DHCP. My system's host name is still "learning." > I couldn't get the network configured with the /etc/network/interfaces > file, but since the dhcpcd script runs during boot, it gets configured > then. > > Hope this helps. > Kenny > > On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 07:39:39PM -0600, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > > Hi, Kenny! No, I don't believe there's a shell script, and it doesn't > > appear that debian has put anything in explaining how to fit it in with > > their setup, though I could be overlooking. In fact, there isn't even a > > /etc/pump.conf though I certainly can create my own if I need to do so. > > There is a mention in the "interfaces" man page that you can use that file > > with pump, but then it goes on to say that some programs may be looking > > for a file other than the interfaces file anyway. I did look at using > > dhcp-client, but there was a lot in the dhclient.conf file that I wasn't > > sure about. For now it is working, but I eventually would like to get it > > better integrated into the system. > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) ----------- Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details ----------- Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen!