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#1 2015-04-16 06:29:20
- MarcoRosso
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[Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
I installed Arch using the beginners guide today and was unable to get DHCP to work after login.
I followed the beginners guide to the letter.
Here is the ip link:
If there are any other logs that are needed let me know.
Thanks.
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#2 2015-04-16 06:33:16
- jasonwryan
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
Not an Installation issue, moving to NC...
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#3 2015-04-16 15:01:43
- ewaller
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
Perchance, did you forget to enable and start the dhcpcd service using systemctl?
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#4 2015-04-16 16:04:26
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
I ran systemctl enable dhcpcd@eno16777736.service command while installing and chrooted into the install. If the command needs to be something else please let me know.
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#5 2015-04-16 17:31:07
- ewaller
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
That should do it. Check that the name of the interface has not changed -- that name is unusual. Also, check its status with systemctl - did it start?
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#6 2015-04-16 20:03:02
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
Interface has not changed. How do I check status with systemctl? Sorry used to the old rc.d system.
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#7 2015-04-16 20:32:12
- jasonwryan
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
Read the wiki page on systemd.
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#8 2015-04-16 20:45:23
- MarcoRosso
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
Had to enable dhcpcd.service using systemctl enable dhcpcd.service. This was NOT in the beginners guide. Perhaps it should be added?
Thanks for your help guys. Now it works at boot.
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#9 2015-04-16 20:52:26
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
Perchance, did you forget to enable and start the dhcpcd service using systemctl?
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#10 2015-04-16 21:52:26
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
I followed that and it didn't work until I ran systemctl enable dhcpcd.service after logging in. The interface was enabled with dhcpcd but the service itself was not.
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#11 2015-04-16 22:23:54
- Raynman
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Re: [Solved] No automatic DHCP when installing in VMWare Workstation
You can't just say "I followed that" or "I followed the beginners guide to the letter." The guide covers multiple use cases/presents different options. You have to describe the (relevant) choices you made.
It sounds like you have now enabled both of the services that use dhcpcd (both "the method used by default with the install medium" and the one for "Users requiring only single wired network connection" as the guide puts it). You can leave it like that as long as it works, but I would disable the one that didn't work and/or figure out why it failed/fails.
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