[SWLUG] DHCP Client problem

[Tim Bonnell]

I have a SuSE 7.2 server at home running DHCP server
I have a Sony Notebook which dual boots SuSE 7.2 qnd XP-pro (spit!)
I have a Windows NT-4 server at work running DHCP server (spit again!)

when I boot my notebook in XP at home or work, I get a valid DHCP lease and
can access the network.

When I boot my Notebook in Linux at work, I get a valid DHCP lease from my
Windows NT-4 server.

When I boot my notebook in Linux at home, I DONT get a valid lease from my
SuSE 7.2 server?

I include below the output from 'ifconfig' on the two different boot
locations.

How could this be? Linux being less helpful than THE-OTHER server?

/* ------- output from Notebook in SuSE 7.2 at work (NT-4 DHCP server) */
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 08:00:46:59:A8:58  
          inet addr:10.100.64.165  Bcast:10.100.64.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::800:4659:a858/10 Scope:Link
          inet6 addr: fe80::a00:46ff:fe59:a858/10 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1148 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:863 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 
          RX bytes:544905 (532.1 Kb)  TX bytes:116528 (113.7 Kb)
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0x5800 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)


/* ------- output from Notebook in SuSE 7.2 at home (SuSE 7.2 DHCP server)
*/
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 08:00:46:59:A8:58  
          inet6 addr: fe80::800:4659:a858/10 Scope:Link
          inet6 addr: fe80::a00:46ff:fe59:a858/10 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:5452 (5.3 Kb)
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0x5800 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:644 (644.0 b)  TX bytes:644 (644.0 b)

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