Can't configure network.

Kabezon · 2010-02-09 00:00:54

Hello, I installed Archlinux on my desktop, everything was quick and smooth until I had to configure my network. I have DHCP and configured /etc/rc.conf like this:

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
ROUTES=(!gateway)

Then I restarted the network (/etc/rc.d/network restart) and I get this:
Stopping Network [DONE]
Starting Network [BUSY]
dhcpcd: timed out
[FAIL]

What am I doing wrong? :S I have AT&T DSL Elite, if that helps anyone answer.... Also, here is the output of ipconfig /all in this laptp running Vista I am forced to use right now:
.

C:\Users\Sabrina>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Sabrina-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : gateway.2wire.net
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.2wire.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5B91 Wireless Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-5F-AD-CE-8B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::54d1:5a34:a026:2cc%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.75(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, February 08, 2010 2:23:46 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:23:50 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.gateway.2wire.net
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.gateway.2wire.net
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 16:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.gateway.2wire.net
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 17:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.gateway.2wire.net
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 18:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.gateway.2wire.net
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 19:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.2wire.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #6
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

I hope this is something simple to figure out. Thanks in advance.

grey · 2010-02-09 00:32:16

Did you have a look at http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Con … ls_at_boot?

Also: what is the reason that you didn't follow the Beginnners Guide when writing the network section of your rc.conf?

Last edited by grey (2010-02-09 00:36:01)

Kabezon · 2010-02-09 01:34:43

grey wrote:

Did you have a look at http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Con … ls_at_boot?
Also: what is the reason that you didn't follow the Beginnners Guide when writing the network section of your rc.conf?

I followed it, but leaving it as:

#eth0="eth0 192.168.1.75 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.254"
ROUTES=(!gateway)

Didn't work either. Do you think my rc.conf is wrong? If so , what should I change?
I will now give the "DHCP faisl at boot" troubleshooting a try, thanks.

sdolim · 2010-02-09 03:11:27

You can tweak the behavior of dhcpcd via the config file /etc/conf.d/dhcpcd. For example, add "-t 30" to set the timeout to 30 seconds.

n0dix · 2010-02-09 03:38:01

Do you have the recently version of dhcpcd? There is a bug http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/17838

m_ad · 2010-02-09 03:42:35

dupe, sorry

Last edited by m_ad (2010-02-09 03:43:45)

Kabezon · 2010-02-09 03:45:48

Thanks for your help, it was not a configuration problem, it was a hardware problem. Last year, for some reason, my integrated ethernet port stopped working, so I got a new one, after some time it started working again (I accidentaly noticed, long story lol) and I have been using the integrated one since then. For some reason Arch was not detecting the integrated ethernet port, it just occurred to me "lets try using the extra port" , I did, and now I'm connected Thanks again anyways

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