http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491712 User mt@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491712#c3 Marius Tomaschewski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED CC| |snwint@novell.com Resolution| |WORKSFORME --- Comment #3 from Marius Tomaschewski 2009-04-15 03:07:14 MDT --- It ignores your request, because there is no ifcfg-eth0 file and the BOOTPROTO default settings is not "dhcp" but "static"... There are two possibilities: - create a minimal config file: echo "BOOTPROTO=dhcp" > /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 ifup eth0 # ... ifdown eth0 - provide the BOOTPROTO setting via environment and use ifup-dhcp BOOTPROTO=dhcp ifup-dhcp eth0 # ... ifdown eth0 Both ways are AFAIK working fine. Please note, that ifup-dhcp is and was not intended for direct use and is a inofficial way to start the dhcp client. Resolving the issue as WORKSFORME. Note also following changes: BOOTPROTO=dhcp starts both, dhcpv4 and dhcpv6 clients _when_ the clients are available in /sbin (dhcpv6 is not in rescue system). BOOTPROTO=dhcp4 starts only dhcpv4 client BOOTPROTO=dhcp6 starts only dhcpv6 client. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.