RE: Default DHCP client
Thanks for the info Karsten.
I was using dhcpcd on my laptop then switched over to pump yesterday when the
thought occurred to me about which Debian would use on a fresh install.
Again, Thank you. -mk
-----Original Message-----
From: Karsten M. Self [mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 4:51 AM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Default DHCP client
on Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 02:14:11PM -0500, Mike Kuhar (mikek147@mediaone.net)
wrote:
>
> What is Debian's default DHCP client, pump, dhcp-client or dhcpcd?
AFAIK, pump. Though you can install others via apt as you wish, or from
other sources if you really want.
To search for DCHP related packages:
$ apt-cache search dhcp
dhcpcd - DHCP client for automatically configuring IPv4 networking
autodns-dhcp - Automatic DNS updates for DHCP
autoinstall - Progeny Debian auto-installation system
bootp - bootp/DHCP server
dhcp - DHCP server for automatic IP address assignment
dhcp-client - DHCP Client
dhcp-dns - Dynamic DNS updates for DHCP
dhcp-relay - DHCP Relay
dhcpdump - Parse DHCP packets from tcpdump
dhcping - DHCP Daemon Ping Program
fai-kernels - special kernels for FAI (Fully Automatic Installation)
lg-issue48 - Issue 48 of the Linux Gazette.
pump - Simple DHCP/BOOTP client.
rrlogind - Login daemon for the Road Runner Cable Modem Service
udhcpc - very small DHCP client
udhcpd - very small DHCP server
webmin-dhcpd - dhcpd control module for webmin
whereami - Automatically reconfigure your (laptop) system for a new location
Peace.
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