Hi Bob,
> Now regarding the functionality of dhcpd. Does dhcpd run
> everytime the connection to the ISP is established?
As Jason Costomiris pointed out ppp has nothing to do with pump nor dhcpcd. A
little oversight on my behalf when answering your question earlier. (I must
have been more focused on the subject than the contents of your question.)
And again, you mean dhcpcd. dhcpd is the dhcp daemon, or the dhcp server,
dhcpcd is the dhcp client daemon, the one used when connecting to an ISP over
cable or the like.
> If so
> could I include in the file a command to run the rc.firewall
> file (once I figure out how not to lock up the machine) so
> that the new IPADDR will be read from the output of
> ifconfig?
Again, *dhcpcd*has*nothing*to*do*with*ppp*. But what is relevant to you, ppp
gets your ppp interface an IP number everytime you establish a connection. If
you want to set up ipchains dynamically, you will probably want to edit the
files /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp0 and ifdown-ppp0 to achieve this
goal.
> and find very little documentation about the
> functions of the files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts.
These are the scripts that are run everytime a device is brought up (ifup-
<device>) or brought down (ifdown-<device>). The ifcfg files set the basic
configuration for the devices, settings like IP address/netmask etc, or an
indication that the IP address is acquired dynamically (BOOTPROTO=dhcp). The
ifup and ifdown scripts are there for you to do your customizations.
There is not too much to say about these scripts. When a device is brought up
(ifconfig <device> up) the settings in ifcfg are applied to the device (static
or dynamic address ), then the ifup script is run. When the device is brought
down the ifdown script is run. That is all there is to it.
Bye,
Leonard.
P.S. Your clock is still off by one hour...
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