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vladuz976

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From: Venice, CA

Registered: 2005-11-04

Posts: 108

VDSL modem dhcp eth0 times out all the time

Hi,
I just got my VDSL modem, (Japanese Hikari Fiber from NTT)
I cannot get a connection through it.
I can connect fine to wireless networks of neighbors(for testing only!)

I type:

sudo /etc/rc.d/network start

and the error I get is:

Error, eth0: timed out
Warning, eth0: using IPV4LL address 169.254.9.111

when I run:

sudo dhcpcd eth0

I get:

vladuz ~  $  sudo dhcpcd eth0                                                             
Error, eth0: timed out
Warning, eth0: using IPV4LL address 169.254.9.111

I tried stopping,starting, restarting /etc/rc.d/network, didn't do anything.
I tried killing dhcpcd on eth0 with "sudo dhcpcd eth0 -k" and restarting it, but nothing, still same error.

when I ping the IP in the error output I get a connection:

vladuz ~  $  ping 169.254.9.111
PING 169.254.9.111 (169.254.9.111) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 169.254.9.111: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.031 ms
64 bytes from 169.254.9.111: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.027 ms

ifconfig eth0 returns this:

vladuz ~  $  ifconfig eth0                                                                
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:13:A9:A7:F8:2B  
          inet addr:169.254.9.111  Bcast:169.254.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:49 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:10758 (10.5 Kb)
          Interrupt:16

By the way I am directly connecting to the modem, no router inbetween, if that makes any difference.
Can anybody please help me troubleshoot this?
Thank you,

lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

Posts: 5,000

Re: VDSL modem dhcp eth0 times out all the time

Perhaps you have to connect to the modem with a crossover cable assuming it is rj45.

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lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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Re: VDSL modem dhcp eth0 times out all the time

Another solution is to use a hub in between which eliminates the need for a crossover cable.

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tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: VDSL modem dhcp eth0 times out all the time

Are you sure you're meant to use DHCP? I don't know about VDSL specifically, but regular DSL usually requires PPPOE.