> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-legacy-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-legacy-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gene Heskett > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:05 AM > To: fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Q re dhcpd.conf setup > > > Greetings; > > As I get to do a bit of computer repairs from time to time, I've setup a > little 5 address wide dhcpd server on my firewall box. But I had a > problem last night getting a fresh winderz XP (spit) install to > connect, specifically I had to enter a gateway address in the tcp/ip > properties and reboot before it would connect. It was given an dhcp > address according to the logs on the firewall box, but apparently not a > gateway address. > > Should the dhcpd protocol have handled that? It is not setup in the > dhcpd.conf I'm using, and I can find no references to defining a > "gateway address" in any of the dhcp related manpages, which does seem > a bit odd to me. You can add a line similar to this: option routers 1.2.3.4; Good luck. > It never crossed my mind when setting it for my new lappy running FC5 > because I'd already set that up on a fixed address basis before > converting it to BOOTPROTO=dhcp in the ifcfg-wlan0 file. > > The dhcpd daemon itself is running on my firewall, a rh7.3 box. > > A second question: How can one add a level of security by password > protecting this dhcp login, makeing the client supply a correct > password before the lease is negotiated? That doesn't seem to be > mentioned in the manpages either. > > -- > Cheers, Gene > People having trouble with vz bouncing email to me should add the word > 'online' between the 'verizon', and the dot which bypasses vz's > stupid bounce rules. I do use spamassassin too. :-) > Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above > message by Gene Heskett are: > Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. > > -- > > fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
