DHCP is a separate issue from the cable modem. Make sure you have the dhcp daemon package installed: the Red Hat package contains an example config file, along with the normal documentation. The Red Hat manuals also contain a section on dhcp, locally installed at /usr/share/doc/rhl-cg-en-8.0/ch-dhcp.html and also available at redhat.com. LCR On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Brent Harding wrote: > Wow, debian won't see mine, it's ethernet, but it > won't receive dhcp for some strange reason. -- L. C. Robinson reply to no_spam+munged_lcr@onewest.net.invalid People buy MicroShaft for compatibility, but get incompatibility and instability instead. This is award winning "innovation". Find out how MS holds your data hostage with "The *Lens*"; see "CyberSnare" at http://www.netaction.org/msoft/cybersnare.html