[KLUG Members] chartermi cable

[Bruce Smith]

> >>>>So what is the advantage of dhcpcd over pump?
> >>>1)  dhcpcd doesn't crash my laptop, pump does about half the time.
> >>Now that's a feature!
> >I have a very flaky PCMCIA NIC.  I can also crash my system
> >if I start paying around with manual commands like ifconfig.
> >It also doesn't work with the new kernel PCMCIA support, I
> >had to compile the old pcmcia drivers.
> >I don't have these problems with other PCMCIA NIC's.  I only
> >keep this flaky one because it's really fast (when it works :)
> >and it connects on a long TP cable I have that's over specs,
> >where other PCMCIA NIC's won't.  And when using dhcpcd, the NIC
> >is usually not a problem.
> 
> Fast is good.  I have Dlink, Linksys, and Xircom PCMCIA NICS,  and while the
> Xircom is faster than either the Dlink and Linksys they all tempt me to glance
> behind the laptop to see if I'm plugged into the network via a NULL modem
> cable.  The Dlink is the worst,  a 10/100Mb card that can barely manage
> 2-3Mb/s,  on a fast brand new laptop and plugged into the same switch as the
> server.  It is like swimming in a huge vat of honey,  only not as sweet.

Do your slow ones use the "ne" driver?

My flaky one is a 3com 32 bit.  (the 16 bit ones work without crashes)
I should try a new kernel to see if mine works with those drivers now.
(I'm running 2.4.3)

> On the Dlink and the Linksys,  if you have "start at boot" enabled,  any attempt
> to shutdown the interface hangs.  If you disable "start at boot" and manually
> turn it on via the applett, you can turn it on/off all day long without
> incident.  Very strange,  but at least I'm not alone.

Which applet are you talking about?  (it's been a long time since I used it)

> Maybe I should just buy a wireless NIC?! :)  Would probably be about the same
> speed.....

If someone would come up with a wireless recharger, we'd have it made!  ;-)

> >>>2)  Hostname changes as sent from DHCP server on dhcpcd, not pump.
> >>>    (at least with the default Redhat parameters on each)
> >>This is for DNS update I presume?  Does anyone use the DHCP-DNS update
> >>hook?  I haven't since Samba does that too and we had Samba before we
> >>installed DHCP.
> >All I know is the hostname (as displayed by the console getty's)
> >change to the name dhcpd dishes out when using dhcpcd, and it
> >doesn't change when I use pump.
> 
> Ah, the name comes down to the client from the DHCP server,  not vice-versa.
> I've never used that either.

It helps me remember where I'm at.   :-)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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