In article <PWeSg.1500$0h7.133@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com>, wrote:
> but (oddly enough) DHCP returns 169.254.38.51 under SUSE.
>
That's a self-assigned address, meaning that the machine was not able
to get an address from a DHCP server. You might try removing and
reinstalling your NIC in Yast.

bd
NSC Volunteer SysOp