inet-horace.d2 : 150211 syslog : latest lines # netbook started w/o conn'n Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost kernel: REISERFS (device sda6): Using r5 hash to sort names Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost dhcpcd[799]: version 6.4.7 starting Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost dhcpcd[799]: dev: loaded udev Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost dhcpcd[799]: no interfaces have a carrier Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost dhcpcd[799]: forked to background, child pid 822 Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost kernel: atl1c 0000:01:00.0: Unable to allocate MSI interrupt Error: -38 Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost kernel: IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp1s0: link is not ready Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: waiting for carrier Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: carrier acquired Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost dhcpcd[822]: DUID 00:01:00:01:03:c3:b8:97:00:26:18:79:64:16 Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: IAID 18:79:64:16 Dec 31 19:00:22 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: carrier lost Dec 31 19:00:23 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: waiting for carrier #conn'n plugged in Feb 11 16:44:06 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: carrier acquired Feb 11 16:44:06 localhost kernel: atl1c 0000:01:00.0: atl1c: enp1s0 NIC Link is Up<100 Mbps Full Duplex> Feb 11 16:44:06 localhost kernel: IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp1s0: link becomes ready Feb 11 16:44:06 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: IAID 18:79:64:16 Feb 11 16:44:07 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: rebinding lease of 192.168.1.3 Feb 11 16:44:07 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: NAK: from 192.168.1.1 Feb 11 16:44:08 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: soliciting a DHCP lease Feb 11 16:44:09 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: offered 192.168.1.3 from 192.168.1.1 Feb 11 16:44:14 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: leased 192.168.1.3 for 86400 seconds Feb 11 16:44:14 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: adding route to 192.168.1.0/24 Feb 11 16:44:14 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: adding default route via 192.168.1.1 #conn'n unplugged Feb 11 16:45:37 localhost kernel: atl1c 0000:01:00.0: atl1c: enp1s0 NIC Link is Down Feb 11 16:45:37 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: carrier lost Feb 11 16:45:37 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: deleting route to 192.168.1.0/24 Feb 11 16:45:37 localhost dhcpcd[822]: enp1s0: deleting default route via 192.168.1.1 Horace : dft runlevel root:507 etc> cd runlevels/default/ root:508 default> ls -l total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Dec 14 2012 dbus -> /etc/init.d/dbus lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Aug 21 2011 local -> /etc/init.d/local lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Aug 21 2011 netmount -> /etc/init.d/netmount lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Nov 8 2009 sysklogd -> /etc/init.d/sysklogd root:509 default> Horace : rc log rc default logging started at Mon Dec 31 19:00:20 2001 * Starting D-BUS system messagebus ... [ ok ] * sysklogd -> start: syslogd ... [ ok ] * sysklogd -> start: klogd ... [ ok ] * Starting DHCP Client Daemon ... [ ok ] * Mounting network filesystems ... [ ok ] * Starting local ... [ ok ] rc default logging stopped at Mon Dec 31 19:00:23 2001 Horace : /etc/rc.conf (comments deleted) rc_parallel="NO" rc_interactive="YES" rc_shell=/sbin/sulogin #rc_depend_strict="YES" rc_hotplug="*" rc_logger="YES" #rc_log_path="/var/log/rc.log" #rc_verbose=no #rc_env_allow="VAR1 VAR2" #rc_start_wait=100 #rc_nostop="" #rc_crashed_stop=NO rc_crashed_start=YES #rc_nocolor=NO unicode="YES" #rc_fuser_timeout=60 #extra_net_fs_list="" #SSD_NICELEVEL="-19" #rc_ulimit="-u 30" #rc_config="/etc/foo" #rc_need="openvpn" #rc_use="net.eth0" #rc_after="clock" #rc_before="local" #rc_provide="!net" #rc_foo_config="/etc/foo" #rc_foo_need="openvpn" #rc_foo_after="clock" #rc_foo_bar_config="/etc/foo-bar" #rc_foo_bar_need="openvpn" #rc_foo_bar_after="clock" #rc_net_tap0_provide="!net" #rc_sys="" rc_tty_number=12 #rc_controller_cgroups="YES" # rc_cgroup_cpu=" # cpu.shares 512 # " #rc_cgroup_blkio="" #rc_cgroup_cpu="" #rc_cgroup_cpuacct="" #rc_cgroup_cpuset="" #rc_cgroup_devices="" #rc_cgroup_memory="" #rc_cgroup_net_prio="" # rc_cgroup_cleanup="NO" Horace : openrc root:512 etc> eix ^openrc$ [I] sys-apps/openrc Available versions : 0.12.4 0.13.8{tbz2} **9999 {audit debug ncurses +netifrc newnet pam prefix selinux static-libs tools unicode ELIBC="glibc" KERNEL="FreeBSD linux"} Installed versions : 0.13.8{tbz2} ( [2015-01-23 21:57:45] ) (ncurses unicode -debug -netifrc -newnet -pam -prefix -selinux -static-libs -tools ELIBC="glibc" KERNEL="linux -FreeBSD") Notes : /etc/conf.d/net is the same on both machines : only commented lines. 'rc-status' : Horace has "Dynamic runlevel: needed -- dhcpcd", whereas ANB4 has simply "Dynamic runlevel: needed". Emerge Openrc w flag +newnet : this will use Openrc's built-in DHCP.