[lug] pump versus dhcp package; ports

[Mark Horning]

D. Stimits wrote:

> Both pump and the rpm package dhcp offer a dhcp client, but the man 
> page for the dhcp rpm say the pump package is simpler to configure if 
> only a client is needed. Any thoughts, sample config files, etc, for 
> either?
>
> Also, which ports are required to be open? I am seeing port 68 BOOTPC, 
> is this part of DHCP? (FYI, this is AT&T cable modem)
>
> Running pump, I am seeing ifconfig come up with 12.x.x.x address, but 
> no dns, and no ability to ping/traceroute out of the interface.
>
> D. Stimits, stimits AT idcomm.com
>
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I let udp port 68 through the firewall

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Mark Horning
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