[ale] dhcp

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Mon Jul 15 14:33:36 EDT 2002




Keith Hopkins wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>> Trying to set up a dhcp client and I get the following on the dhcp 
>> server:
>>
>> Jul 14 22:49:43 denali dhcpd: DHCPINFORM from 172.16.255.228 via eth0
>> Jul 14 22:49:43 denali dhcpd: DHCPACK to 172.16.255.228
>>
>> and it seems to me I get it a couple of times.  Anyway, the client 
>> times out with the error:
>>
>>
>> timed out waiting for valid DHCP response...
>>
>> Anyone have any clues as to what I'm doing wrong??
>>
> 
> Isn't dhcpd the dhcp SERVER...and dhcpcd the dhcp CLIENT daemon?

Yes.  The first error above is from the server, in response to the 
execution of dhcpcd on another machine.  The second error is generated 
by the client.  I mis-typed the client error message:

time out waiting for a valid DHCP server response

> 


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