Article: 15703 of comp.os.linux.powerpc
From: Bill Sofko <bsofko@contrariwise.com>
Subject: Re: DHCP on Linux PPC
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On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, marko denev wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have a Macintosh 8500/150 running PPC Linux Kernel version 2.1.125.
>
>I am trying to enable dynamic ip addressing but the settings keep
>reverting to static.
>Only tried to use KDS GUI. I'm new to Linux/Unix and have tried to find
>the command prompts but have had no luck.
>If someone knows how, could they please let me know.
>thanks

Assuming everything is installed correctly, you should be able to take the
following steps to get DHCP running...

1. log in as root
2. at a command prompt, type control-panel
3. click the Network Configurator button
4. click Interfaces
5. click eth0 (or whatever interface you're editing -- this would be your
Ethernet card)
6. click Edit
7. check "Activate interface at boot time"
8. set "Interface configuration protocol" to DHCP
9. click Done, save the configuration, and quit
10. type "/etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart" to put your new settings into effect

Hope this helps.

- Bill

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Bill Sofko
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