On Thu, 25 Sep 2008, fulatoro wrote:
> I am trying to default to 192.168.0.50 if my board is setup for dhcp
> and fails to obtain an IP from the server or is not connected to the
> network. Currently, if the dhcp request fails, I end up not having an
> IP address on eth0 and the board is inaccessible except via the
> console. I would like to ensure that when dhcp fails that at least
> the IP is configured.
This is only meaningful if you know which network you are on,
and if you know that, you can stop using dhcp and permanently configure an
address, subnet, and default router.
> ..... If the unit is not on a network with a
> similar subnet, then it would fail.
If the device is going to be portable and be on several networks then
configuring a fixed address and default router is a waste of time, as you
noted.
> I have looked at pump briefly but failed to find an appropriate solution.
pump is a dhcp client!!!!!!
Jim
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