eth0 could not initialize via DHCP

Hi all,

I am getting failure on initialization of the eth0 device when I connect my notebook(with RH 8.0) to my office network. I configured eth0 to use DHCP. When I dual-boot the same computer into Windows XP, there's no problem. Windows XP is also configured to use DHCP.

Trying ifconfig eth0 returns a valid network adapter.

I know this is pretty vague, but so far that's all the info I got. Just wondering if i have missed something... or there's anything more that I need to do to use DHCP.

best rgds,

steven.

when you are booting the computer it shows eth0 timeout looking for an IP?

check the log file /var/log/messages for any errors

thanks majorwoo... don't know what happened. it seems to be working fine now.

best rgds,

steven.