Bug 441401

Summary:	dhcp will not resolve correctly if /etc/dhclient.conf is missing
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Alan Olsen <alan>
Component:	dhcp	Assignee:	David Cantrell <dcantrell>
Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	9	CC:	wwoods
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Description Alan Olsen 2008-04-07 20:45:09 UTC

Description of problem:
If /etc/dhclient.conf or /etc/dhclient-wlan0.conf is missing, my wireless
connection cannot get an ip address from dhcp.  If I use touch to create both of
those files, it works.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 4.0.0-14


How reproducible:
I have reproduced it multiple times on my x86_64 laptop with b43 chipset and 4.x
firmware.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try to connect with wireless and dhcp
2. touch /etc/dhclient.conf /etc/dhclient-wlan0.conf
3. Try to connect and it works
  
Actual results:
It needs those files to exist to get a dhcp addess on my wireless card.

Expected results:
It should not need those files.


Additional info:

I have no clue what causes this.  I have tried it multiple times with the same
results.  It is very weird.  eth0 connects fine with dhcp.

Comment 1 Bug Zapper 2008-05-14 09:07:21 UTC

Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA.
More information and reason for this action is here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping

Comment 2 David Cantrell 2008-08-01 23:34:12 UTC

I cannot reproduce this on the final F-9 release or on rawhide.  If you can provide more details about 
exactly how you are invoking dhclient and confirm that the bug is still happening in the F-9 final release, 
please reopen the bug and provide that information.

Thanks.