Re: dhcp client for cable modem

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From: Jan Vandesompele
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 13:22

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You can use Dhcp client daemon to ask for an ip address. Just type:
dhcpcd
This will set the ip address of eth0 through dhcp. You can specify the
networkcard
with 'eth0', 'eth1' as parameters. (look at the manpages: man dhcpcd)

"DEVILUS GRAY" <dvgray@a.net> wrote in message
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> using redhat 7.0, though this might not matter much due to the nature of
my
> question.
> I have two network cards both with static ip address for a private
network.
> both were configured using /sbin/ifconfig.
>
> using ifconfig i set the ip adderss, netmask, and broadcast and both
> interfaces work just fine.
>
> my question is,  is there a way to set one of the interfaces to respond as
a
> dhcp client via command line using ifconfig?
>
> the goal here is to connect one of the interfaces to receive an ip address
> via a cable modem.
>
> thankyou.
>
>

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