Jerry McBride wrote: > I'm getting ready for the pending @home to @comcast change over and the biggest >hurddle I have yet to make is implementing dhcp. > > I'm working with dhclient as supplied with workstation 3.1. From the commandline or >a fresh boot I can get dhclient to negotiate with my isp for a new ip address and >it'll even correctly write out a new /etc/resolv.conf file for me... Such magic. > > The dhcp hurddle I haven't quite cleared is understanding what I've done. > > Would someone point me to a really good FAQ or how-to for the dhclient > included in workstation 3.1? Everything I've come across speaks of > dhcpd... which I believe is different from what I'm working with.
What you have is the software from the Internet Software Consortium. dhclient is the client half, what you need. dhcpd is the server half, what your ISP uses. There is another package called dhcpcd which is an alternative client. It probably isn't as flexible as dhclient (especially for dhcp 3.0 features), but it works well. I hear that the mailing lists are a little stuffy. The folks at ISC have been around long enough to develop an attitude. Perhaps it's even justified, they have been around a *long* time. Anyway, take a look at the man pages to start. dhclient will tell you the name of the config file, and the man page on it is pretty good. Take a look at what you have already and don't get bogged down in all the options. You should be ok at that point. Most of the settings like dns and lease times are set on the server. If you're *really* interested, there's a book on DHCP. It and various on-line resources are listed here: http://www.isc.org/products/DHCP/ HTH, Dave _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
