"dhcp Client Is Already Running On Eth0"

When I first installed SuSE on my machine (specs below) and it got to the part about where it logs onto the internet to update, the process failed and I got this error:

"DHCP client is already running on eth0"

I have not yet been able to connect to the internet. Here are some results:

ifconfig:

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:A1:1D:C8:52
inet addr:24.18.235.173 Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.248.0
inet6 addr: fe80::208:a1ff:fe1d:c852/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:963 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:18 errors:6 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:6
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:61276 (59.8 Kb) TX bytes:1636 (1.5 Kb)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0xd800

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:42 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:42 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:2708 (2.6 Kb) TX bytes:2708 (2.6 Kb)

cat /etc/resolv.conf:

### BEGIN INFO
#
# Modified_by: dhcpcd
# Backup: /etc/resolv.conf.saved.by.dhcpcd.eth0
# Process: dhcpcd
# Process_id: 4527
# Script: /sbin/modify_resolvconf
# Saveto:
# Info: This is a temporary resolv.conf created by service dhcpcd.
# The previous file has been saved and will be restored later.
#
# If you don't like your resolv.conf to be changed, you
# can set MODIFY_{RESOLV,NAMED}_CONF_DYNAMICALLY=no. This
# variables are placed in /etc/sysconfig/network/config.
#
# You can also configure service dhcpcd not to modify it.
#
# If you don't like dhcpcd to change your nameserver
# settings
# then either set DHCLIENT_MODIFY_RESOLV_CONF=no
# in /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp, or
# set MODIFY_RESOLV_CONF_DYNAMICALLY=no in
# /etc/sysconfig/network/config or (manually) use dhcpcd
# with -R. If you only want to keep your searchlist, set
# DHCLIENT_KEEP_SEARCHLIST=yes in /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp or
# (manually) use the -K option.
#
### END INFO
search hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
nameserver 68.87.69.146
nameserver 68.87.85.98

netstat -rn:

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
24.18.232.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.248.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 24.18.232.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0


I am running a Pentium 4 with a Davicom 9102AF NIC with a cable modem (recognized as "Davicom 21x4x DEC Tulip Compatible 10/100 Ethernet DHCP" in SeSU Linux). The connection works fine in Windows. My Linux firewall is disabled, I've tried disabling IPv6 and enabling the Xinetd network services. No luck.

Any ideas what might be wrong?

_Patrick

Something doesn't look right with the reported errors and over-runs.

First suggestion is to remove the nic configuration in Yast, and let Suse pick up the device again.

Paul

If the module used by your eth0 is 'tulip' replace it with 'dmfe'.

To locate the module do
YaST>network devices>network card>your_card>edit>advanced>hardware details

If the module used by your eth0 is 'tulip' replace it with 'dmfe'.

To locate the module do
YaST>network devices>network card>your_card>edit>advanced>hardware details
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It works! Posting this message is the first thing I've done on the internet with Linux. Thanks, folks.

_Patrick