[Devil-Linux-discuss] DHCP problem

[Chris H. <Chr...@ha...>]

I am having problems with Devil Linux 1.2.14. I installed from
devil-linux-1.2.14-i686-SMP-server.tar.bz2 download. I am not sure if it
is a hardware problem or compatibility issue or just a simple setting I
am missing. 

The only service I really need is DHCP for a small guest network and
then SSH for management. I like the idea of using a small distro like
this for this purpose but I am having problems getting it to work. 

If I boot up DevilLinux on the pc that as acting as a DHCP server and
immediately have workstations power up they get a lease no problem. If
DL is running for awhile and a workstation powers up or reboots they
usually don't get a lease. The lease itself is for 10 days but the
workstation will not have a valid address on the network if the DL pc is
down. 

My /etc/dhcpd.conf reads as follows:

authoritative;
default-lease-time 864000;
max-lease-time 864000;
lease-file-name "/etc/dhcpd.leases";
get-lease-hostnames false;
use-host-decl-names on;
ddns-update-style none;
option domain-name "guestdomain.com"
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;

subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
  option domain-name-servers X.X.X.X; 
  option routers Y.Y.Y.Y;
  option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
  range 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.1
}

When I look for the lease file I see two in /etc/ dhcpd.leases and
dhcpd.leases~ 
dhcpd.leases has -rw-r--r--
dhcpd.leases~ has -rwxrwxrwx

I am running this on an older HP vectra. When I tried to install on a
newer but still old HP e500 PC the install program couldn't find the
module for the on board network card which it identified as an Intel
82801. Assuming I could find a driver can they be added to DL or am I
better off buying a different nic in which case which one is the best to
try for?


Any help would be appreciated. 

Thanks in advance. 
-Chris.