Problem

DHCP is started, but certain network services, such as NIS and NIS+, report errors or hang. The host cannot communicate with other hosts on the network.

Verification: The dhcpagent command was unable to communicate with DHCP (presumably because DHCP was unavailable) and has used cached data.

Solution: Remove the cache. Type:

ifconfig interface_name dhcp release

Since removing the cache does not solve the problem of getting the proper configuration, the host may have to be configured by hand. At boot time, DHCP should be disabled by removing the trigger file by typing:

rm /etc/dhcp.interface_name