%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ dhcpcd dhcpcd is an implementation of the DHCP client specified in RFC2131. A DHCP client is useful for connecting your computer to a network which uses DHCP to assign network addresses. dhcpcd strives to be a fully featured, yet very lightweight DHCP client. &lfs72_checked; 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: ./configure --libexecdir=/lib/dhcpcd \ --dbdir=/run \ --sysconfdir=/etc && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make 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;/run;g" dhcpcd-hooks/50-dhcpcd-compat && install -v -m 644 dhcpcd-hooks/50-dhcpcd-compat /lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks/ /etc/dhcpcd.conf /etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf To configure dhcpcd, you need to first install the network service script, /lib/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 and dhcpcd man pages. Finally, as the root user create the /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0 configuration file using the following commands. Adjust appropriately for additional interfaces: /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0 (dhcpcd) cat > /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0 << "EOF" ONBOOT="yes" IFACE="eth0" SERVICE="dhcpcd" DHCP_START="-b -q <insert appropriate start options here>" DHCP_STOP="-k <insert additional stop options here>" EOF For more information on the appropriate DHCP_START and DHCP_STOP values, examine the man page for dhcpcd. The default behavior of dhcpcd sets the hostname and mtu settings. It also overwrites /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/ntp.conf. These modifications to system files and settings on system configuration files 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 --nohook (-C) command line option or by the nohook option in the /etc/dhcpcd.conf file. 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 Short Descriptions dhcpcd is an implementation of the DHCP client specified in RFC2131. dhcpcd