> Hello psyche-list,
>
> I have configured a RH 8.0 system as the LAN's DHCP server. For my
> notebook computer, I have configured an entry in the server's
> configuration to recognize the notebook's Ethernet hardware address and
> always assign a particular IP address to it.
>
> When I boot under Win2K Pro, this works just fine. However, when I boot
> into RH 8.0 on my notebook, the network does not get fully
> configured. The IP address provided by the DHCP server is used, but
> there is nothing added to /etc/resolv.conf, so all DNS lookups fail.
>
> I did an "ifdown eth0", ran ethereal in capture mode, and did an "ifup
> eth0". I captured two packets, the DHCP client broadcast query and the
> response. I'm no DHCP expert, but it looks like the response contains
> all the information I would expect. (I have attached the short capture
> file to this message.)
>
> The dhclient-eth0.leases file contains the entry:
>
> lease {
> interface "eth0";
> fixed-address 192.168.254.100;
> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
> option dhcp-lease-time 86400;
> option dhcp-message-type 5;
> option domain-name-servers 192.168.254.1;
> option dhcp-server-identifier 192.168.254.1;
> option broadcast-address 192.168.254.255;
> option domain-name "off.mydomain.com"; [not the real domain]
> renew 4 2002/12/12 00:48:35;
> rebind 4 2002/12/12 12:24:27;
> expire 4 2002/12/12 15:24:27;
> }
>
> which also seems to have the right info.
>
> Any ideas on why it is that /etc/resolv.conf is not getting set up
> right?
>
> Ron.
Double check /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup to see if dhcp is being
called using the -R command line parameter. -R will prevent dhcp from
updating resolv.conf.
I had the opposite problem. I didn't want resolv.conf to be updated and
had to add the parameter.
Gerry
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