----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Hatfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Focus-Linux (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 5:23 PM
Subject: DHCP and Firewall Problem


> I have a site where I am having some troubles working ISC's DHCP with
> iptables.
>
[snip]
>
> what i don't understand is, that if the default policy is DROP but i
> allow all local traffic, why the client's can't get a dhcp assigned
> address.  but if i set the default INPUT policy to ACCEPT then it works.
>
> any ideas?

You need to have the DHCP port open for this to work, for BOTH the input and
output policies.  I believe the magic number is 67.

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