Bug 251227

Summary:	net-misc/dhcpcd-4.0.5 gets no response from DHCP server
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Ravi Pinjala <ravi>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Ravi Pinjala 2008-12-16 20:27:49 UTC

When I try to get an IP from my home router, dhcpcd gets no replies to its DHCP_DISCOVER messages. Initially, I had written this off as a router bug, and used static DHCP instead, which worked. However, I am now seeing an identical problem on a completely different router, leading me to believe that it's a Gentoo bug.

The first router was a Linksys something running DD-WRT v24; the new router is some kind of special router that comes with AT&T U-Verse.

I have my emerge --info, my kernel config, and a wireshark dump of a failed attempt at getting a DHCP lease at the following URL:
http://p-static.net/dhcp-fail/

I'm trying it with dhcpcd-4.0.7 right now, I'll update this bug with the results.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run dhcpcd (either manually, or via init scripts)
2. ???
3. No lease :(

Comment 1 Ravi Pinjala 2008-12-16 20:35:47 UTC

Identical results with dhcpcd-4.0.7. I also tried disabling the compat and zeroconf USE flags, but no luck.

Comment 2 Ravi Pinjala 2008-12-17 02:22:24 UTC

Closing this bug. The problem turned out to be PEBKAC; the cable was plugged into an inactive port.