Bug 73589

Summary: Installer fails to get dhcp address
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Tim Verhoeven <dj>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Jeremy Katz <katzj>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Tim Verhoeven 2002-09-06 12:53:04 UTC
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Description of problem:
When installing and choosing dhcp network configuration (both in TUI and GUI)
the installer is unable to get a dhcp address. Even after trying multiple times.
But the installed system is able to get a dhcp address on normal boot.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Select dhcp network configuration
2.Click ok

	

Actual Results:  Installer reports back that he was unable to retrieve a network
configuration

Expected Results:  The installer should be able to get a valid dhcp respone and
use that data to configure the network.
The installed system is able to get a dhcp address.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2002-09-17 19:45:12 UTC
Do you know what DHCP server you are talking to?

We use DHCP almost exclusively for testing so its probably a network/server issue.

Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2002-10-24 18:24:33 UTC
Closing due to inactivity. Please reopen if you have any new information to add
to this report.

Comment 3 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 18:49:35 UTC
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.