Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 11:21:25 -0400 From: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: perikillo <perikillo@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question about dhcp client Message-ID: <4580439D-D489-4471-A026-4D8443B92C2D@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <51d7a516050524080843451d09@mail.gmail.com> References: <51d7a516050524080843451d09@mail.gmail.com>
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On May 24, 2005, at 11:08 AM, perikillo wrote: > Hi all, iam going to setup one firewall for a friend, i need to > use the > dhcp client to get the IP, my question is: > > 1; I need to have the BPF device enable, is a rule? You need BPF if you want dhclient to work, yes. > Because normally, by security is recomend that this option need to be > disable!!! Agreed. Using dynamic network configuration on a firewall is not very secure. Get a broadband router to do DHCP and NAT, and place your firewall between that device and your network configured using static info... -- -Chuck
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