Can't get DHCP from the router for Broadcom 440x

**dundas** · 08-09-2005, 10:23 AM

I'm using Quantian
http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/quantian.html
which is just based on ClusterKnoppix
http://bofh.be/clusterknoppix/
(which is also based on KNOPPIX release v3.6-2004-08-16-EN.)
It can get a DHCP IP address from my router while booting in the vmware in XP.
but it cannot get the DHCP if I boot from the DVD directly.

even I did the netword-setup using dhcp or manually assigned IPs, they won't work
I've also tried to add the nameserver into /etc/resolv.conf
or even try to add eth0 manually (dhcp or static) in the /etc/network/interfaces
/etc/init.d/networking restart and tested and tested over and over

but....had no luck pinging my default gateway at all.

p.s. it did successfully found my network card: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller, and the MAC address is correct too.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
thx!

**chris-harry** · 08-12-2005, 04:03 AM

um... i dont know if this wil work, but its worth a try...

goto the K menu, goto knoppix... and then to the menu, knoppix... and then into the sub menu network... damit, i forgot the programs name, i'm on a stupid school computer... so, i cant double check!! GRR!! anyway... on of the programs there will automatically find your DHCP and stuff like that... and then you realise your on the net going YAY!!! I am having fun...

hopefully i have been helpfull

**dundas** · 08-12-2005, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by chris-harry

um... i dont know if this wil work, but its worth a try...

goto the K menu, goto knoppix... and then to the menu, knoppix... and then into the sub menu network... damit, i forgot the programs name, i'm on a stupid school computer... so, i cant double check!! GRR!! anyway... on of the programs there will automatically find your DHCP and stuff like that... and then you realise your on the net going YAY!!! I am having fun...

hopefully i have been helpfull

hi chris-harry

thx for trying to help me out here, but actually I did tried that one several times, each time it tells me it fails, just like I did in command line network-setup.

**bassam** · 09-06-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dundas

I'm using Quantian
http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/quantian.html
which is just based on ClusterKnoppix
http://bofh.be/clusterknoppix/
(which is also based on KNOPPIX release v3.6-2004-08-16-EN.)
It can get a DHCP IP address from my router while booting in the vmware in XP.
but it cannot get the DHCP if I boot from the DVD directly.

even I did the netword-setup using dhcp or manually assigned IPs, they won't work
I've also tried to add the nameserver into /etc/resolv.conf
or even try to add eth0 manually (dhcp or static) in the /etc/network/interfaces
/etc/init.d/networking restart and tested and tested over and over

but....had no luck pinging my default gateway at all.

p.s. it did successfully found my network card: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller, and the MAC address is correct too.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
thx!