tata indicom wimax connection users using debian GNU/linux

If you do have an internet connection from tata indicom and using debian GNU/linux lenny as your OS.

I really don't trust GUI interfaces in Debian. sometime they trick us.

I have called couple of times Customer Care people and they don't know how to troubleshoot the issue of connectivity particularly for Debian.

I assume you have dynamic ip.

As usual, I did some research and found a solution.

You need exactly two packages and a little patience.

The two packages are :

[1] dhcp3-client

[2] dhcp3-common

When you don't have an internet connection, follow the following steps :

Step 1 :

# dhclient -r

the above command will release your ip. sometimes it shows some errors. don't bother about them. give the command atleast more than 2 times.

Step 2 :

# dhclient

the above command will try to provide an ip address.

If you follow the above two steps your internet connectivity will be again online.

The End.
 
 

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