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Problem:
You are trying to configure your cable modem to work with AT&T's @Home network using DHCP, but all DHCP requests time out.
Cause:
Sometimes this is caused because @Home requires that the hostname be used to authenticate the DHCP request.
Solution:
The solution to this problem is simple.
Configure your Network card first using YaST 1 or YaST 2. Do _not_ activate the networking device, however. Refer to the manual for help doing this.
Edit the file /sbin/init.d/boot.local so that it looks like this:
dhcpcd -h <hostname> <device>
For example:
dhcpcd -h c113@blah eth0
Upon rebooting the machine, your network should be started correctly.
The line entered in the /sbin/init.d/boot.local file can be entered
directly to the command line as well.
Keywords:@HOME, DHCP, CABLE, AT&T, NETWORK Categories:DHCP
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