dhcp trouble

[Timothy Murphy]

Shawn wrote:

>> > I need to use dhcp but it is not working in an new fc6 box.
>> > 
>> > I set "automatically obtain DHCP" and "DNS" in system-config-network
>> > gui, save the file, restart the network via gui
>> > /usr/sbin/system-config- services, and for good measure stop networking
>> > in the network manager applet and then restart it (so that I can check
>> > updated dhcp info through it).
>> 
>> Doing and "ifdown eth0" then "ifup eth0" is usually sufficient to get a
>> network to try and get an address from a DHCP server.  It sounds like
>> you might have one of two problems:  Your network's DHCP server has a
>> problem, your firewall is blocking it.
> 
> 
> I disabled the firewall with no effect.  Still doesn't run,
> 
> The network's DHCP server works with the FC3 box sitting next to the FC6
> -- am just switching the cable.
> 
> ifup eth0 gives me
> 
> listening on lpi /eth0/00:0a:79:88:a6:d0
> sending on lpi (same address)
> sending on socket/fallback
> NO DHCP OFFER RECIEVED
> 
> How can I find out why????

What does /var/log/messages say about this
(a) on your machine, (b) on the server (if you can get at it).

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