Bug 81712

Summary:	not said to emerge dhcpcd if i use a connection with ip assigned by dhcp
Product:	[OLD] Docs-user	Reporter:	Paolo Reggio <paolo.reggio>
Component:	Gentoo Linux x86 Installation Guide	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8#doc_chap2
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Paolo Reggio 2005-02-12 03:15:00 UTC

if you have a connection with ip assigned by dhcp you have to emerge dhcpcd but in the handbook seems to be sufficient adding the line:

iface_eth0="dhcp"

in /etc/conf.d/net
but it false, i've tried it on many different computers (about 7) with 2004.1-2-3 gentoo version and every time there's the same problem

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. i follow the gentoo handbook installing instructions (stage1) 
2. i reboot without livecd



Actual Results:  
the network doesn't work

Expected Results:  
the net works

i have two solutions:

1) add a few lines in the gentoo handbook like:

if you have a dhcp connection run:

emerge dhcpcd

2) add dhcpcd in the system group so when a user do:

emerge system

dhcpcd will be installed

Comment 1 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-02-12 04:49:10 UTC

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=9#doc_chap5 is explicit enough IMHO