DHCP-Problem when installing from internet

[Guest robamler]

Hello,

 

I'm trying to install Mandrake Linux from the internet. The installation wizard seems to identify my network card correctly (Via Rhine) and I chose to configure the network over DHCP as my machine is connected to a broadband router that works as DHCP server. But I don't know what to fill in the fields "Hostname" and "Domainname". I've already been looking for documentations, but I could not find any. I tried the IP-address of the router, the IP-address my machine is usually bound to and I tried to leave the fields blank but none of this worked.

 

Network works fine under Windows XP and Debian GNU/Linux. The latter displays some messages on startup like:

 

DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67

DHCPNAK from 192.168.1.1

DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67

DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1

DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67

DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1

bound to 192.168.1.11

 

And "ifconfig" under Debian prints:

inet addr: 192.168.1.11 Bcast: 192.168.1.255 Mask: 255.255.255.0

 

Whereas the Mandrake installation wizard only displays:

 

DHCP: sending DISCOVER

<sleep>

<sleep>

<sleep>

:

:

 

The router my machine is connected to has a HTTP interface but I can't find any hint to the hostname or domainname I have to submit for connecting. Can anyone please help me what to fill in the fields "Hostname" and "Domainname"?

 

Thank you very much,

Robert

[Gowator]

You might not need either....

 

but to be safe try under debian again and try

hostname

and

domainname

 

if it looks sensible use it ... but post back ...

 

good luck

 

WELCOME :D :D :D

[Guest robamler]

Thank you for your help. "username" on a bash in Debian prints the name of my computer. The bash does not know the command "domainname".

 

I've localized the problem now, though not solved: I remember having had trouble using the internet with Debian, too. The problem was accessing the network card (onboard Via Rhine). But when I load a Debian kernel without acpi-support or when I add the following line to the appropriate section in /etc/lilo.conf:

 

append="acpi=off"

 

then internet works fine. I know this sounds strange but it seems to be a known bug. (See Newsgroup article)

 

I now pressed F1 before the Mandrake installation wizard started and typed "linux acpi=off" and "expert acpi=off", but this did not work. How can I disable acpi from the kernel wich runs the Mandrake installation wizard?

 

Thanks a lot,

Robert

[Gowator]

I theory that should work ....

But I think if you boot from CD2 its implicit.

 

However why not just finish the install without network fromthe Cd set. and then append the acpi=off and possibly a noapic to lilo. ??

[chris z]

i don't use ACPI (troublesome, as you're finding out). the easiest way to turn it off is go to Mandrake Control Center (type MCC in terminal as root)->system->services, then look for the ACPI service, turn it off & make sure you uncheck it to start at boot. you could also do it via command line, but i'm not sure of the exact syntax. usually for a service it's...............

 

service (name of service) start, stop, status (whichever applies)

 

if you still have problems after that, you might want to consider turning it off via the BIOS, unless it's absolutely necessary to have it for WinXP & Debian.

 

Chris