how do I get the usb networking to work with dhcp

rob.rice · 08-06-2007, 04:28 PM

I have the usb network adpter working at least ifconfig -a shows it as working
now how do I get the slack scripts to use it with dhcp

illiadum · 08-07-2007, 05:56 AM

I'm sure there's a better way, but to get my interface working I just added into my /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

ifconfig [your int here] up
dhcpcd -o [your int here]

And that took care of it. The "-o" is needed to keep the interface up as the dhcp client starts, in case whatever you are using to get the usb device to work requires that.

Granted I'm using a wifi interface and not eth over usb, but I am running slack and this has worked well for me for the last 6 months or so now.

Nylex · 08-07-2007, 06:09 AM

You can set IP addresses, use DHCP and other things for your interfaces in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf.