On Monday 31 July 2006 03:20, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
I just talked him out of using a static. It masks the problem of no connectivity by letting you THINK you've got connectivity when you DON'T.
What are *you* talking about? The only way to determine if you have connectivity is to actually try to connect to something. Failing a DHCP request attempt tells you no more about the problems of your network than failing a ping, or an attempt to connect to some server. Only the raw rookie would think he had connectivity simply because he has an IP, but forgot it was assigned statically.
I agree with Darryl on this one. If the OP doesn't know how to check for *real* inet access, it's time he learned. And static IP's make for a much simpler network setup. (all static - all the time here) -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com