When booting the gentoo Live CD (either version) DHCP fails to start eth0. net-setup option 0 (use DHCP to configure my network) also fails. The command ifconfig shows only the lo interface active. Also note that two win2k boxes and Knoppix linux booted on the box in question are able to establish a network connection with the hardware.
can you give us more info on which livecd, which router, network cards, etc ?
I am having the same problem. Using both wireless or the RJ45 whenever dhcpcd starts it just hangs there and does nothing. The same with ifconfig. Hardware: Dell Inspiron | 4100 intel pIII 1Ghz 3COM 3c920 nic (3c905c-TX compatible) uses the 3c95x driver SMC2532 High Power Wireless "EliteConnect" LiveCD 1.4 I am hooking up to a public paysite that uses NAT addresses. at boot time I pass the kernel dopcmcia and it finds everything and installs the modules finds eth0 and starts dhcpcd and continues with out recieving anything. Have run "top" and dhcp and ifconfig both are listed but can't kill them. At boot time started with nodhcp passed to kernel and started it manually at the root prompt. it starts it and just hangs there and won't release the prompt. same with ifconfig. Same with the graphical dhcp setup.
probably works with latest livecds if it doesnt, the problems you describe sound like the network drivers arent loaded
