[Voyage-linux] Does the DHCP client ever retry?

[Tom Billiet]

Hi,

I'm not very familiar with this either, but if I'm not mistaken all the 
scripts in /etc/network/if-up.d/ are executed if an interface comes up 
(cable being connected). So adding a script for dhcp should do the trick.

Regards,
Tom

Robert Rawlins - Think Blue wrote:
> Yeah Jon this is something I'd be keen to understand as well. I have clients
> that get booted without a network connection and then when we need to
> perform maintenance we connect it to the network however at present we have
> to reboot the system as the system doesn't attempt to lease an IP when the
> cable is connected.
> 
> I'd be interested to get this working.
> 
> Rob
> 
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> Subject: [Voyage-linux] Does the DHCP client ever retry?
> 
> I have been testing the case where the computer boots without having a 
> valid network connection which is restored at some point afterward.  I 
> have noticed in this case that, after several retries, the DHCP client 
> gives up while booting is taking place.  This is expected.  The problem 
> is that I don't see it ever attempt to reconfigure again.  Is there a 
> way to make this happen?
> 
> regards,
> 
> Jon Trauntvein
> 
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