[KLUG Members] Firewall packages & DHCP related question.

[Bruce Smith]

> >>>Did you try specifying different config an lease files -
> >>>dhcpd -cf /etc/dhcpd.eth0.conf -lf /tmp/lease.eth0 eth0
> >>>dhcpd -cf /etc/dhcpd-eth1.conf -lf /tmp/lease.eth1 eth1
> >>Ah, but floppyfw doesn't come with "dhcpd", it comes with "udhcpd" which
> >>is a mini dhcp client/server.  udhcpd's config file and command line
> >>parameters are completely different.  It appears to support "interface"
> >>in the config file, but I haven't got it to work yet.
> >>I don't think there is room enough on the floppy for the real dhcp.  :-(
> >The above from a floppyfw bz2 package downloaded from the floppyfw contrib 
> >section.  I'm not certain what the package name was,  but I thought it was 
> >udhcpd. Could be wrong, and I can't check from here.
> 
> The dhcpd.bz2 is 40869b.  Off hand I don't recall if there is enough room for
> that on the defautl floppy.

Thanks, I got the "real" dhcpd package installed and working.

FYI, it works with ONE running process and ONE config file.
Just specify two subnet sections in the config, and it's smart
enough to send the correct info to each interface.  Cool!  :-)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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