Strange DHCP errors - stopped working

[Hadley Barnes]

I have an update. After many hours I did get it to
work, but only by copying the /etc/resolv.conf from 
the system that was working.

But I'm running the resolvconf package AND was told to
keep resolv.conf empty since it updates automatically
once a connection is made. And the computer that had
trouble did not have any problems at all until
yesterday.

Any tips or suggestions for files I should check to
make sure my dhclient is configured ok and this
doesn't happen again?

Thanks,

Hadley
 
--- Hadley Barnes <hadleybarnes at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have been using dhclient for many months now on
> Debian  etch (packges dhcp3-client and dhcp3-common,
> 3.0.04-13), dhclient version isc-dhclient-V3.0.4.
> 
> I've never had a problem with it until today, when I
> booted up and dhclient was unable to obtain an
> address, almost as if the network cable was
> unplugged:
> 
> # dhclient eth1
> Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
> Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
> All rights reserved.
> For info, please visit http://www.sc.org/sw/dhcp/
> 
> Listening on LPF/eth1/00:50:7c:82:ff:45
> Sending on   LPF/eth1/00:50:7c:82:ff:45
> Sending on   Socket/fallback
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
> interval 8
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
> interval 10
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
> interval 10
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
> interval 6
> No DHCPOFFERS received.
> No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
> #
> 
> I called my cable provider and they were able to see
> and reset my cable modem and the technician could
> see
> my system request an IP address on his end. I've
> connected the same modem and cable to another
> computer
> and am able to get an address and go online
> flawlessly.
> 
> I haven't made any recent changes to this system. Is
> there anywhere I should check, or something I can
> try
> (that I haven't tried in the past nine hours)?
> 
> It's an Abit motherboard with built-in ethernet and
> audio. The only change I've made to the system in
> recent weeks is connect audio speakers to the back,
> and I noticed that since connecting the speakers,
> xmms
> or another audio program will occasionally fail,
> reporting that another device is using the audio --
> I
> suspect IRQ conflict.
> 
> Anyway, I'm very stuck after all day at this and
> appreciate any help that anyone might give. Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
>        
>
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