Getting DHCP to work/f10 declines to start network

[tom]

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008, Anoop wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:48 PM, tom <tfreeman at intel.digichem.net> wrote:
>>
>> I'm giving f10 a try on a new disk, and therefor a fresh install.
>> I'm supposed to be picking up (and was with f8) the ip4 address
>> from a dnsmasq server via dhcp, but f10 is barfing. Well, not
>> entirely, as the IP6 style networking shows on ifconfig, but since
>> I don't want IP6 networking at this moment, that isn't exactly
>> usefull.
>>
>> Now since I dislike Network Manage on a desktop machine, and would
>> prefe to have the network come up during boot, what is the prefered
>> way to get rid of Netwreck Mangler (sp?), and bring the network
>> up the old fashioned way.
> Disable 'NetworkManager' and enable 'network' service. You can do that
> by running 'setup' on your shell. Then you can edit interface related
> files in '/etc/sysconfig/networking/' to setup addresses. I am
> suggesting this because, 'system-config-network' has some issues of
> late.
>
Ok. Yet another fresh install. Disabled "NetworkManager" and enabled 
"network". Going with dhcp, I get hung at boot "Determining IP information 
for eth0." Hard hung as big red switch time.

Things do seem to be willing to work if I set the IP address by hand, and 
not have dhclient try to do the job.

Is the dhcp system busted here? Or am I nuts?

>>
>> I'd love to see pointers or suggestions on trouble shooting this
>> type issue also.
>>
>> And now to go pester fiend Google and find out how little I
>> understand 8-/.
>>
>> Thanks for the assistance.
>>
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