[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Fwd: ADSL problem

[Dave Briggs]

On 12/27/06, Pat <evilcorporation at gmail.com> wrote:

> This guy
> http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Ubuntu/2006-05/msg01681.html
> seems to be having a similar problem, and he mentions a workaround
> (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StaticDnsWithDhcp) which appears
> to involve setting static DNS entries.
>
> I'd try the static dns entries if you haven't already.

Tried that - did both of the things suggested at the wiki page just to
be on the safe side (was that the wrong thing to do? I know nothing of
networking), and still no joy. This was the output I got:

dave at dave-desktop:~$ sudo invoke-rc.d networking restart
 * Reconfiguring network interfaces...
         There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid with
pid 5522
killed old client process, removed PID file
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

Listening on LPF/eth0/00:13:d3:cd:a6:fa
Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:13:d3:cd:a6:fa
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid with pid 134993416
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

Listening on LPF/eth0/00:13:d3:cd:a6:fa
Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:13:d3:cd:a6:fa
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1
DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1
bound to 192.168.1.2 -- renewal in 1522 seconds.
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth1.pid with pid 134993416
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up eth1.
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth2.pid with pid 134993416
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up eth2.
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.ath0.pid with pid 134993416
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up ath0.
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.wlan0.pid with pid 134993416
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up wlan0.
                                                                         [ ok ]


--
Dave Briggs