eth0 does not get an IP-address from DHCP anymore

[raphael]

Anders Häggström wrote:
> I installed Ubuntu Feisty (AMD64) using this manual, exept for the
> last step (install the ubuntu-desktop):
> https://help.ubuntu.com/7.04/installation-guide/amd64/linux-upgrade.html
> A really nice small setup if you want to have a minimal installation
> and a good start for custom installs.
>
>   
.......

> # /etc/init.d/networking restart
> There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid with pid 6847440
> 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/
>
>   

sudo invoke-rc.d networking restart;

> SIOCSIFADDR: Permission denied
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied
> Listening on LPF/eth0/00:16:e7:56:c1:0e
> Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:16:e7:56:c1:0e
> Sending on   Socket/fallback
> receive_packet failed on eth0: Network is down
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
> send_packet: Network is down
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
> send_packet: Network is down
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
> send_packet: Network is down
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
> send_packet: Network is down
> No DHCPOFFERS received.
> No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
>   
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             - Raphael Morcha