From 9a05ef5225d9d52f693ffde4ae77e6ae0b16fc6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Moritz Fischer Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 11:16:52 -0800 Subject: docs: Added paragraph on dhcp timeout for e3xx Signed-off-by: Moritz Fischer --- host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox b/host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox index bdcfe8bfb..174a83db9 100644 --- a/host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox +++ b/host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox @@ -655,6 +655,20 @@ iface eth0 inet dhcp hostname your-hostname ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Note: In rare occasions it might be necessary to increase the timeout value +for the dhcp client running on the device in order for autoconfiguration +to succeed. + +In order to increase the timeout to e.g. 40 seconds edit: + + /etc/network/interfaces + +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +auto eth0 +iface eth0 inet dhcp + hostname your-hostname + udhcpc_opts -t 40 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \subsection e3xx_network_static Static IP -- cgit v1.2.3