Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 23:34:54 -0700 From: perikillo <perikillo@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question about dhcp client Message-ID: <51d7a5160505242334249e368b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4580439D-D489-4471-A026-4D8443B92C2D@mac.com> References: <51d7a516050524080843451d09@mail.gmail.com> <4580439D-D489-4471-A026-4D8443B92C2D@mac.com>
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Mmmm ok i go it, but i dont think that my friend wants to buy more=20 equipment, well i will trust on freebsd like always. Thanks Charles for your information. Great day all. On 5/24/05, Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: >=20 > 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? >=20 > You need BPF if you want dhclient to work, yes. >=20 > > Because normally, by security is recomend that this option need to be > > disable!!! >=20 > 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... >=20 > -- > -Chuck >=20 >
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