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[6732c094] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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[246c904] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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[14d6b3e0] | 6 |
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[fefa337] | 7 | <!ENTITY dhcpcd-download-http "http://roy.marples.name/downloads/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-&dhcpcd-version;.tar.bz2">
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[a27a478] | 8 | <!ENTITY dhcpcd-download-ftp " ">
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| 9 | <!--<!ENTITY dhcpcd-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/gentoo/distfiles/dhcpcd-&dhcpcd-version;.tar.bz2">-->
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[0840866] | 10 | <!ENTITY dhcpcd-md5sum "3a6f5952fd1bcf0eefb9c7c087acbfc9">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY dhcpcd-size "144 KB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY dhcpcd-buildsize "2.2 MB">
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[ed4e5b4] | 13 | <!ENTITY dhcpcd-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
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[246c904] | 14 | ]>
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| 15 |
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[fd680fb] | 16 | <sect1 id="dhcpcd" xreflabel="dhcpcd-&dhcpcd-version;">
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[820d164a] | 17 | <?dbhtml filename="dhcpcd.html"?>
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[4839c17] | 18 |
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[820d164a] | 19 | <sect1info>
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| 20 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 21 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 22 | </sect1info>
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[4839c17] | 23 |
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[add19ff9] | 24 | <title>dhcpcd-&dhcpcd-version;</title>
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[4839c17] | 25 |
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[820d164a] | 26 | <indexterm zone="dhcpcd">
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[add19ff9] | 27 | <primary sortas="a-dhcpcd">dhcpcd</primary>
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[820d164a] | 28 | </indexterm>
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| 29 |
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| 30 | <sect2 role="package">
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[add19ff9] | 31 | <title>Introduction to dhcpcd</title>
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[820d164a] | 32 |
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[add19ff9] | 33 | <para><application>dhcpcd</application> is an implementation of the
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[5aac2b97] | 34 | DHCP client specified in RFC2131. A DHCP client is useful for connecting
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[232e46a] | 35 | your computer to a network which uses DHCP to assign network
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[0d7900a] | 36 | addresses. dhcpcd strives to be a fully featured, yet very lightweight
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[5aac2b97] | 37 | DHCP client.</para>
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[4839c17] | 38 |
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[20c6db9] | 39 | &lfs75_checked;
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[77ac0f23] | 40 |
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[820d164a] | 41 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 42 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 43 | <listitem>
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| 44 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&dhcpcd-download-http;"/></para>
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| 45 | </listitem>
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| 46 | <listitem>
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| 47 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&dhcpcd-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &dhcpcd-md5sum;</para>
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| 51 | </listitem>
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| 52 | <listitem>
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| 53 | <para>Download size: &dhcpcd-size;</para>
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| 54 | </listitem>
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| 55 | <listitem>
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| 56 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &dhcpcd-buildsize;</para>
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| 57 | </listitem>
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| 58 | <listitem>
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| 59 | <para>Estimated build time: &dhcpcd-time;</para>
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| 60 | </listitem>
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| 61 | </itemizedlist>
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[4839c17] | 62 |
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[7e1f3aa] | 63 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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| 64 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/dhcpcd"/></para>
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| 65 |
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[820d164a] | 66 | </sect2>
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[4839c17] | 67 |
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[820d164a] | 68 | <sect2 role="installation">
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[add19ff9] | 69 | <title>Installation of dhcpcd</title>
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[820d164a] | 70 |
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[893d9711] | 71 | <para>Install <application>dhcpcd</application> by running the following
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[f9a784a] | 72 | commands:</para>
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[820d164a] | 73 |
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[f0740ab] | 74 | <screen><userinput>./configure --libexecdir=/lib/dhcpcd \
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[690658a5] | 75 | --dbdir=/var/tmp &&
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[f0740ab] | 76 | make</userinput></screen>
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[f9a784a] | 77 |
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| 78 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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| 79 |
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| 80 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 81 |
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[bfa01156] | 82 | <screen role='root'><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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[4839c17] | 83 |
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[690658a5] | 84 | <!--
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[a41f643] | 85 | <para>By default, a plain text lease info file isn't created but the
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[a1d3648] | 86 | <application>dhcpcd</application> provides a hook which can be used for creating
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| 87 | such a file. Install the hook by running the following
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| 88 | commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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[232e46a] | 89 |
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[bfa01156] | 90 | <screen role='root'><userinput>sed -i "s;/var/lib;/run;g" dhcpcd-hooks/50-dhcpcd-compat &&
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[f9a784a] | 91 | install -v -m 644 dhcpcd-hooks/50-dhcpcd-compat /lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks/</userinput></screen>
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[690658a5] | 92 | -->
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[4839c17] | 93 |
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[820d164a] | 94 | </sect2>
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[4839c17] | 95 |
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[690658a5] | 96 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 97 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 98 |
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| 99 | <para>
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| 100 | <parameter>--libexecdir=/lib/dhcpcd</parameter>: The default
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| 101 | <filename class="directory">/libexec</filename> is not FHS-compliant.
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| 102 | Since this directory may need to be available early in the boot,
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| 103 | <filename class="directory">/usr/libexec</filename> cannot be used either.
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| 104 | </para>
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| 105 |
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| 106 | <para>
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| 107 | <parameter>--dbdir=/var/tmp</parameter>: The default
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| 108 | <filename class="directory">/var/lib</filename> is not FHS-compliant
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| 109 | </para>
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| 110 |
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| 111 | <para>
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| 112 | <option>--with-hook=...</option>: You can optionally install more hooks,
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| 113 | for example to install some configuration files such as
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| 114 | <filename>ntp.conf</filename>. The set of hooks is in the
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| 115 | <filename class="directory">dhcpcd-hooks</filename> directory in the
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| 116 | build tree.
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| 117 | </para>
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| 118 | </sect2>
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| 119 |
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[820d164a] | 120 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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[add19ff9] | 121 | <title>Configuring dhcpcd</title>
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[820d164a] | 122 |
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| 123 | <sect3 id="dhcpcd-config">
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| 124 | <title>Config Files</title>
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[4839c17] | 125 |
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[5aac2b97] | 126 | <para><filename>/etc/dhcpcd.conf</filename></para>
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[4839c17] | 127 |
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[820d164a] | 128 | <indexterm zone="dhcpcd dhcpcd-config">
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[fefa337] | 129 | <primary sortas="e-etc-dhcpcd-dhcpcd-conf">/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf</primary>
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[820d164a] | 130 | </indexterm>
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[4839c17] | 131 |
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[820d164a] | 132 | </sect3>
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| 133 |
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| 134 | <sect3 id="dhcpcd-init">
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[e5f38d6b] | 135 | <title>General Configuration Information</title>
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[820d164a] | 136 |
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| 137 | <para>To configure <command>dhcpcd</command>, you need to first install
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| 138 | the network service script,
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[f0740ab] | 139 | <filename>/lib/services/dhcpcd</filename>
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[5254d12] | 140 | included in the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package
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[820d164a] | 141 | (as user <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>):</para>
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[4839c17] | 142 |
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[820d164a] | 143 | <indexterm zone="dhcpcd dhcpcd-init">
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| 144 | <primary sortas="f-dhcpcd">dhcpcd (service script)</primary>
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| 145 | </indexterm>
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| 146 |
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| 147 | <screen role='root'><userinput>make install-service-dhcpcd</userinput></screen>
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| 148 |
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[232e46a] | 149 | <para>Whenever <command>dhcpcd</command> configures or shuts down
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[fefa337] | 150 | a network interface, it executes hook scripts. For more details
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[f0740ab] | 151 | about those scripts, see the <command>dhcpcd-run-hooks</command> and
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| 152 | <command>dhcpcd</command> man pages.</para>
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[232e46a] | 153 |
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[893d9711] | 154 | <para id="dhcpcd-config2">Finally, as the <systemitem
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[820d164a] | 155 | class="username">root</systemitem> user create the
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[f0740ab] | 156 | <filename>/etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0</filename>
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[893d9711] | 157 | configuration file using the following commands. Adjust appropriately
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[820d164a] | 158 | for additional interfaces:</para>
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[4839c17] | 159 |
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[820d164a] | 160 | <indexterm zone="dhcpcd dhcpcd-config2">
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[f0740ab] | 161 | <primary sortas="e-etc-sysconfig-dhcpcd">/etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0 (dhcpcd)</primary>
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[820d164a] | 162 | </indexterm>
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| 163 |
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[f0740ab] | 164 | <screen role='root'><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0 << "EOF"
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[820d164a] | 165 | <literal>ONBOOT="yes"
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[f0740ab] | 166 | IFACE="eth0"
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[afa198d] | 167 | SERVICE="dhcpcd"
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[5aac2b97] | 168 | DHCP_START="-b -q <replaceable><insert appropriate start options here></replaceable>"
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[f0740ab] | 169 | DHCP_STOP="-k <replaceable><insert additional stop options here></replaceable>"</literal>
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[820d164a] | 170 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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| 171 |
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[893d9711] | 172 | <para>For more information on the appropriate <envar>DHCP_START</envar> and
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| 173 | <envar>DHCP_STOP</envar> values, examine the man page for
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[820d164a] | 174 | <command>dhcpcd</command>.</para>
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[4839c17] | 175 |
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[820d164a] | 176 | <note>
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[f0740ab] | 177 |
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| 178 | <para id="dhcpcd-config3">The default behavior of
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| 179 | <command>dhcpcd</command> sets the hostname and mtu settings. It also
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| 180 | overwrites <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> and
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[0d7900a] | 181 | <filename>/etc/ntp.conf</filename>.
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| 182 |
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[f0740ab] | 183 | These modifications to system files and settings on system
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| 184 | configuration files are done by hooks which are stored in <filename
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| 185 | class="directory">/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks</filename>.
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[0d7900a] | 186 |
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[f0740ab] | 187 | Setup <command>dhcpcd</command> by removing or adding hooks from/to
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| 188 | that directory. The execution of hooks can be disabled by using the
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| 189 | <option>--nohook</option> (<option>-C</option>) command line option or
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| 190 | by the <option>nohook</option> option in the
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[0d7900a] | 191 | <filename>/etc/dhcpcd.conf</filename> file.</para>
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| 192 |
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[f0740ab] | 193 | <para>Review the <command>dhcpcd</command> man page for switches to add
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[0d7900a] | 194 | to the <envar>DHCP_START</envar> value.</para>
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| 195 |
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[820d164a] | 196 | </note>
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[4839c17] | 197 |
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[820d164a] | 198 | <indexterm zone="dhcpcd dhcpcd-config3">
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| 199 | <primary sortas="e-etc-resolv.conf">/etc/resolv.conf</primary>
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| 200 | </indexterm>
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| 201 | </sect3>
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[4839c17] | 202 |
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[e5f38d6b] | 203 | <sect3 id="dhcpcd-init2">
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| 204 | <title>Configuration Information: fixed ip</title>
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| 205 |
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| 206 | <para id="dhcpcd-config4">Although not usual, it is possible that you need
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| 207 | to configure <application>dhcpcd</application> to use a fixed ip. Here,
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| 208 | we give an example. As the
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| 209 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user create the
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| 210 | <filename>/etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0</filename> configuration file
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| 211 | using the following commands. Adjust appropriately for additional
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| 212 | interfaces and for the actual ip and router you need:</para>
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| 213 |
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| 214 | <indexterm zone="dhcpcd dhcpcd-config4">
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| 215 | <primary sortas="e-etc-sysconfig-dhcpcd">/etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0 (dhcpcd)</primary>
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| 216 | </indexterm>
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| 217 |
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| 218 | <screen role='root'><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0 << "EOF"
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| 219 | <literal>ONBOOT="yes"
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| 220 | IFACE="eth0"
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| 221 | SERVICE="dhcpcd"
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| 222 | DHCP_START="-b -q -S ip_address=192.168.0.10/24 -S routers=192.168.0.1"
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| 223 | DHCP_STOP="-k"</literal>
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| 224 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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| 225 |
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[0840866] | 226 | <para>You can either use DNS servers in
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| 227 | <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> from another system, your
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| 228 | preferred servers, or just the example
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[0ecb3b77] | 229 | <filename>/etc/resolv.conf.head</filename> file below as is:</para>
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[e5f38d6b] | 230 |
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| 231 | <screen role='root'><userinput>cat > /etc/resolv.conf.head << "EOF"
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| 232 | <literal># OpenDNS servers
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| 233 | nameserver 208.67.222.222
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| 234 | nameserver 208.67.220.220</literal>
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| 235 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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| 236 |
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| 237 | </sect3>
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| 238 |
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[820d164a] | 239 | </sect2>
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[4839c17] | 240 |
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[820d164a] | 241 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 242 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 243 |
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| 244 | <segmentedlist>
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| 245 | <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
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| 246 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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[b1d305ed] | 247 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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[4839c17] | 248 |
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[820d164a] | 249 | <seglistitem>
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| 250 | <seg>dhcpcd</seg>
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[81f1de4] | 251 | <seg>/lib/dhcpcd/dev/udev.so</seg>
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[f0740ab] | 252 | <seg>/lib/dhcpcd</seg>
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[820d164a] | 253 | </seglistitem>
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| 254 | </segmentedlist>
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[4839c17] | 255 |
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[820d164a] | 256 | <variablelist>
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| 257 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 258 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 259 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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[4839c17] | 260 |
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[820d164a] | 261 | <varlistentry id="dhcpcd-prog">
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| 262 | <term><command>dhcpcd</command></term>
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| 263 | <listitem>
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[232e46a] | 264 | <para>is an implementation of the DHCP client specified
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[f9a784a] | 265 | in RFC2131.</para>
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[820d164a] | 266 | <indexterm zone="dhcpcd dhcpcd-prog">
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| 267 | <primary sortas="b-dhcpcd">dhcpcd</primary>
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| 268 | </indexterm>
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| 269 | </listitem>
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| 270 | </varlistentry>
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[4839c17] | 271 |
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[81f1de4] | 272 | <varlistentry id="dhcpcd-udev">
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| 273 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">udev.so</filename></term>
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| 274 | <listitem>
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| 275 | <para>
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| 276 | add udev support for interface arrival and departure; this is
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| 277 | because udev likes to rename the interface, which it can't do if
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| 278 | dhcpcd grabs it first.
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| 279 | </para>
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| 280 | <indexterm zone="dhcpcd dhcpcd-udev">
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| 281 | <primary sortas="c-dhcpcd-udev">udev.so</primary>
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| 282 | </indexterm>
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| 283 | </listitem>
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| 284 | </varlistentry>
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| 285 |
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[820d164a] | 286 | </variablelist>
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| 287 |
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| 288 | </sect2>
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[f45b1953] | 289 |
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| 290 | </sect1>
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