Hi folks,

I am trying to get my machine online - without success. Here is what I've done so far:

Notebook: Thinkpad T42
OS: Slack 13
Connected via cable to a university network (note: via Windows XP you need no IP/DNS/Gateway information whatsoever; you receive everything automatically and the i-net works just fine).

darkstar$ ifconfig
# eth1 is UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST
darkstart$ dhclient eth1
# gives: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval X
# 5 times and ends with: No DHCPOFFERS received
# No working leases in persistent database - sleeping
darkstar$ dhcpcd eth1
# gives: err, eth1: timed out
# warn, eth1: using IPV4LL address SOME.IP.ADDRESS

Any idea what's going wrong here? The cable works fine with a windows machine.
Appreciate any help!
gg

you shouldn't need to run dhclient direcly... instead run /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 to initialize your network.

also, post the *full* output of ifconfig.. what you have doesn't tell us much. as well, post the full contents of /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf so we can see your network config.

we also need more information about your network setup. are you behind a router, or connected directly to the modem? did your network admin give you a dhcp server to use?

that's because slackware assumes you know what you're doing and windows assumes you're a moron. if you're new to linux and looking for something that won't require you to do extra configuration, slackware probably isn't for you. instead try something like ubuntu or mint.

greengirl, H.N.Y.

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darkstar$ dhcpcd eth1
# gives: err, eth1: timed out
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This may be relevant. I ran a trial of Slackware 13 off a magazine dvd and was astonished that it loaded the NIC module but didn't connect out to my router, there was no address and the log had lines like yours.

I came across a thread elsewhere about the "dhcpd" being broken. I don't have that test disk still going but I somehow disabled the dhcpd in a startup script or just renamed its binary. After a reboot the "normal" dhcp did its stuff.