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XP Box won't take DHCP information or an IP from Linux gateway

My XP machine doesn't seem to want to take a DHCP lease from my linux gateway/firewall.... It worked for approx 1 day, almost to the hour, and then stopped.

This is sort of a clarification from this post:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=239953

Is there some reason my XP machine won't connect?

Apologies for the double post if it's considered thus, I'm looking at it now from a different angle.

When I disconnect it from the plug on the wall, and plug it into the linux box, it gets a funny IP, certainly not the 192.168.x.x it should, and refuses to connect to the lgateway. Request timed out, or DHCP server not available.

there is some special code you have to put in the dhcp conf file, but i forgot where i found it and am working though the same problem

do a google search

Code:



2:/etc# cat dhcpd.conf

#dhcpd.conf

#

# Configuration file for ISC dhcpd (see 'man dhcpd.conf')



# Global options

default-lease-time 3600;        # 24h

max-lease-time 86400;          # 24h



subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {



        range 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.150;    #obviously the range of ips to use



        option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;    #subnet mask to give to dhcp client

        option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;    #broadcast address to give client



        option routers 192.168.1.1;        #this is your router (eth1 if you configure it like above)

        option domain-name-servers 128.95.120.1;      #uncomment this and add your isp's dns server

        #option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;      #unless your like me and have your own or have a second one

        option domain-name "glacier.ice";        #this is the domainname that will be given out

}

ddns-update-style none;

This is what is in my dhcp right now. fairly close anyway. you should try this and see how it works out for you.