[email protected] wrote: > I have a simple question. > > In Shorewall 4.0 I was able to start the dhcp client to my ISp in the > init script. This was being done in shorewall-lite. I tried to upgrade > one of my firewall to version 4.4.1 and I'm having a hell of a time > getting the dhcp client to start. If I put the commands in the params > file then they are executed several times. Where would I put the > commands to start DHCP client so that shorewall will obtain an IP > address for the firewall Ethernet connections that would still keep my > firewall relatively safe.
Starting your DHCP client in ANY Shorewall init script is just plain wrong!!! Use your distribution's network configuration tools to configure your interface for DHCP. -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who Shoreline, \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like Washington, USA \ all of the passengers in his car http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________
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