Why system is not able to obtain IP address from the DHCP server during installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

System is configured to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, but during installation it fails to obtain the IP address and network installation fails. If a static IP address is specified, the installation can continue.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 and later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 and later

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