[IPCop-user] Red Network Start-up fails if DHCP server not initially available

[Jim C. <jim...@tr...>]

How does (should?) IPCop handle the situation where at start-up there is 
not a DHCP server available on the red interface but one becomes available 
sometime later?

I am running IPCOP v0.1.1 updated to fix 005. My red interface is to a 
cable modem. About a week ago our neighbourhood had a 20 minute power 
outage. When I checked the machine 6 hours later, the red interface had not 
restarted properly (i.e. had not got an IP via DHCP, etc.). I restarted the 
machine and the red interface came up fine

Looking through the /var/log/messages I saw the following:

Apr 22 23:15:48 dormarth dhcpcd[83]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP 
server response

I have skimmed the rc.network and rc.netaddress.up scripts and it looks to 
me that this case in not handled. Another question, what's the best way to 
reset networking without re-booting? Would executing rc.netaddress.up do 
the trick?

Jim




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