DHCP suddenly not working

[Rick Stevens]

Brenden T. wrote:
> Rick Stevens wrote:
> 
>> There's several possibilities.  It may be that the DHCP session isn't
>> being dropped properly by Linux.  Try:
>>
>>     /etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop
>>     (reboot your cable or DSL modem)
>>     /etc/rc.d/init.d/network start
>>
>> It could also be that your ISP changed their DHCP servers and they
>> don't handle the Linux client properly anymore.  They should.  DHCP
>> is DHCP.  If they adhere to the RFC (many don't), it should work.
> 
> 
> 
> You'd think, huh?  I tried those already, multiple times, even first 
> thing in the morning when the line was "cold."  Nada.  Then I'd check 
> with windows (unplug, move the cable, boot windows box) and it comes up.
> Something is fishy, I can't figure out what tho.

This was 7.2?  I can't recall...does that use pump or dhclient?  If it's
dhclient, have you tried running it manually to see what actually goes
on?  You might try the same thing if it uses pump (do a "man pump" to
find what debug options there are).
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