> Now I would like to use dhcpcd (version 0.70): I have tried to use either
> RFC2131 or RFC1541 (with option -r), to specify my fully qualified hostname
> with the -h option. It is always invane: "no DHCPOFFER messages".
Would it have anything to do with the fact that personal DHCP servers
aren't allowed on the Yale network? :) DNO may block attempts to run DHCP
servers on campus without permission.
I notice you're in Engineering. There's a record in ITS's problem
tracking system with the following information:
illegal dhcp server 10.0.0.1 in engineering
handed out bad address 10.0.0.67 to a device
(in the cluster I think)
... reported server's mac 00-00-b4-30-2c-c7
this sources from the sss portion of engineering
(same place the last bad dhcp server sourced from)
added filter to sss switch 172.16.41.44 to block
the device
It's an offchance that that's actually you, but it might be. Or a similar
circumstance (a filter) might be at the root of your problem. Either way,
I recommend not trying to run dhcpd yourself without checking with DNO
first. (If you've actually been doing this in cooperation with DNO, then
just ignore me.)
> After having attempted to use dhcpcd, it is impossible for me to get the
> connection going manually with a fixed IP be doing ifconfig eth0 down and
> then setting interface and routes as above. I have to reboot to get this
> working again.
I'd recommend contacting DNO and asking them to add your machines to the
campuswide DHCP table (or work out some other agreement with them).
There's obviously no problem running dhcpcd (the client); the network just
becomes less manageable with a multitude of departmental DHCP servers on
campus. There are only three that I know about at Yale, and DNO manages
two of them.
Obviously, I don't speak for official ITS policy. I apologize if you knew
all of this, but I thought it might help. Enjoy,
Shawn