Ahhh shucks! That's because I'm running pump-0.7.8, not the normal one that's been distributed by RedHat, et al (pump-0.7.0.1, as I recall). I still have the pump-0.7.8.tar.gz file if anyone wants a copy. -S James Spinti wrote: > > Already have tried it from the command line and then tailed the syslog. > Errored out...with several attempts listed in the syslog. I think Nate > Carlson said he tried it and ended up using dhcp-client because he couldn't > get it working either. > > Thanks, > > James Spinti > jspinti at dartdist.com > 952-368-3278 x396 > fax 952-368-3255 > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org > |[mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Steve Siegfried > |Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 11:38 AM > |To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > |Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Roadrunner cable & DHCP > | > | > | > |Actually, it probably will... with help. It's my experience that > |pump won't automagically renew your lease... and when the lease > |expires, your network connection just goes catatonic. Some ISPs use > |exceptionally short lease expirations (under 4 hours) to ease the > |pressure on their limited number of IP addresses. > | > |The fix is to insert into root's crontab an explicit lease renewal, > |for example, hourly at 1 minute after the hour: > | > | > 01 * * * * /sbin/pump -i eth1 -R > | > |NOTE: remember to change the "eth1" part to use the right device. > | > |Hope this help'idly, > | > |-S > | > | > | > |James Spinti wrote: > |> > |> pump won't work with RoadRunner :( > |> > |> Thanks, > |> > |> James Spinti > |> jspinti at dartdist.com > |> 952-368-3278 x396 > |> fax 952-368-3255 > |> > |> |-----Original Message----- > |> |From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org > |> |[mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Andy Zbikowski > |> |(Zibby) > |> |Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 10:59 AM > |> |To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > |> |Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Roadrunner cable & DHCP > |> | > |> | > |> |If you are in Time Warner land you shouldn't have to do anything. Potato > |> |uses the dhcpcd package (DHCP Client Daemon) Progeny/Woody/Sid use > |> |dhcp-client package. By default, you'll get pump, which has a > |tendency to > |> |freak out on renewing the DHCP lease. Hopefully pump has been fixed, but > |> |I'm sticking with the dhcp-client. > |> | > |> |If you're in AT&T land you'll have to give them the Hardware > |(MAC) address > |> |of your NIC before you can get online. Time Warner just uses the cable > |> |modem itself for auth and whatnot and avoids this step. > |> | > |> |TimeWarner will give you 5 ips, AT&T 1. Even if you have Time Warner I > |> |suggest going with a NAT box as their DHCP servers have been somewhat > |> |flakey in the past. (I think this has greatly improved, but I > |like having > |> |the NAT/Firewall box there.) > |> | > |> |Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://www.ringworld.org > |> |"We can learn much more from wise words, little > |> |from wisecracks and less from wise guys." > |> |--William Arthur Ward > |> | > |> | > |> |_______________________________________________ > |> |tclug-list mailing list > |> |tclug-list at mn-linux.org > |> |https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > |> | > |> _______________________________________________ > |> tclug-list mailing list > |> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > |> https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > |> > | > |_______________________________________________ > |tclug-list mailing list > |tclug-list at mn-linux.org > |https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > | > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >