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Ethernet/internet not working after delete of home directory
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<blockquote data-quote="MLJRG" data-source="post: 992904" data-attributes="member: 142380"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>finally, I resolved this issue. There were two ways (at least) to resolve it. </p><p></p><p>One way was to write the IP address of one of the DNS servers into that same field in the "Network" preferences dialog. With this setting, OSX somehow did find the right DHCP to contact. This might seem strange (for me it is), but it did work!</p><p></p><p>Another way was to turn off the wireless router in my room, which I suspected OSX was getting the IP address for the ethernet card from (yes, the ethernet card?!). After turned it off, OSX contacted the correct DHCP and got a valid IP address. Afterwards, even with the wireless router running, OSX always retrieves IP addresses from the right DHCP.</p><p></p><p>Summarizing, it seems that OSX retains information somewhere in the home directory about the first DHCP it is able to get an IP address from and stays always with that DHCP as long as it responds. Once I disconnected the wireless router, OSX was unable to contact that router's DHCP, and so, it acknowledge the response from the right DHCP, and wrote it in my home directory.</p><p></p><p>I hope this experience is of help to others.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all your responses,</p><p>Mário</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MLJRG, post: 992904, member: 142380"] Hello, finally, I resolved this issue. There were two ways (at least) to resolve it. One way was to write the IP address of one of the DNS servers into that same field in the "Network" preferences dialog. With this setting, OSX somehow did find the right DHCP to contact. This might seem strange (for me it is), but it did work! Another way was to turn off the wireless router in my room, which I suspected OSX was getting the IP address for the ethernet card from (yes, the ethernet card?!). After turned it off, OSX contacted the correct DHCP and got a valid IP address. Afterwards, even with the wireless router running, OSX always retrieves IP addresses from the right DHCP. Summarizing, it seems that OSX retains information somewhere in the home directory about the first DHCP it is able to get an IP address from and stays always with that DHCP as long as it responds. Once I disconnected the wireless router, OSX was unable to contact that router's DHCP, and so, it acknowledge the response from the right DHCP, and wrote it in my home directory. I hope this experience is of help to others. Thanks for all your responses, Mário [/QUOTE]
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