%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ dhcpcd dhcpcd is an implementation of the DHCP client specified in RFC2131. This is useful for connecting your computer to a network which uses DHCP to assign network addresses. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &dhcpcd-md5sum; Download size: &dhcpcd-size; Estimated disk space required: &dhcpcd-buildsize; Estimated build time: &dhcpcd-time; User Notes: Install dhcpcd by running the following commands: make PREFIX= \ LIBEXECDIR=/lib/dhcpcd \ DBDIR=/var/lib/dhcpcd \ SYSCONFDIR=/etc/dhcpcd This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make PREFIX= \ LIBEXECDIR=/lib/dhcpcd \ DBDIR=/var/lib/dhcpcd \ SYSCONFDIR=/etc/dhcpcd install By default, a plain text lease info file isn't created but the dhcpcd provides a hook which can be used for creating such a file. Install the hook by running the following commands as the root user: sed -i "s;/var/lib/dhcpcd-;/var/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-;g" \ dhcpcd-hooks/50-dhcpcd-compat && install -v -m 644 dhcpcd-hooks/50-dhcpcd-compat /lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks/ /etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf /etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf To configure dhcpcd, you need to first install the network service script, /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/services/dhcpcd included in the package (as user root): dhcpcd (service script) make install-service-dhcpcd Whenever dhcpcd configures or shuts down a network interface, it executes hook scripts. For more details about those scripts, see the dhcpcd-run-hooks as well as the dhcpcd man page. Finally, as the root user create the /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0/dhcpcd configuration file using the following commands. Adjust appropriately for additional interfaces: /etc/sysconfig/.../dhcpcd install -v -d /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0 && cat > /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0/dhcpcd << "EOF" ONBOOT="yes" SERVICE="dhcpcd" DHCP_START="<insert appropriate start options here>" DHCP_STOP="-k <insert additional stop options here>" # Set PRINTIP="yes" to have the script print # the DHCP assigned IP address PRINTIP="no" # Set PRINTALL="yes" to print the DHCP assigned values for # IP, SM, DG, and 1st NS. This requires PRINTIP="yes". PRINTALL="no" EOF For more information on the appropriate DHCP_START and DHCP_STOP values, examine the man page for dhcpcd. The default behavior of dhcpcd is to overwrite /etc/resolv.conf. All modifications on system configuration files like /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/yp.conf and /etc/ntp.conf are done by hooks which are stored in /lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks. Setup dhcpcd by removing or adding hooks from/to that directory. The execution of hooks can be disabled by using the -C command line option. Review the dhcpcd man page for switches to add to the DHCP_START value. /etc/resolv.conf Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directory dhcpcd None /lib/dhcpcd, /etc/dhcpcd Short Descriptions dhcpcd is an implementation of the DHCP client specified in RFC2131. dhcpcd