On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:22:54 -0600 "Matthew S. Hallacy" <poptix at techmonkeys.org> wrote: > The entire concept behind DHCP is that the client can just plug in > and get an address, along with netmask, nameserver and gateway > configuration information without any prior configuration. (Other > information can be sent as well, but it's not commonly used for > end-users) > > The DHCP server then sends a response to the clients MAC address, > with the configuration information, the packet as a destination > address of the IP assigned to the client in some circumstances: > > There is no need to pre-configure the client in any way, other than > to tell it to use DHCP. > Thanks for the overview, I knew part of the DHCP process but not all of it. I'm by no means strong in the networking aspect. I did some digging on IPCop's website, and here is what I was referring to: -------------------- Next, select the Address settings menu item to configure the way your interface gets its IP address information. This is dependent on your ISP and connection. Static addressing is used when your ISP has supplied you with a permanent IP address. Enter it in the IP address box of the dialog. IPCop will automatically choose a Network mask. You may modify the network mask as needed. DHCP is used when your ISP has indicated you are to use automatic addressing. Some ISP's, require you to provide a hostname to their DHCP server. This probably is not IPCop's hostname. If it's needed, you can probably use the first part of the fully qualified domain name you noted while gathering the network parameters, above. If your connection is via PPPOE, your ISP will supply all necessary information during the initial connection, so you won't have to do anything, after selecting it. If your connection is via PPTP, you will have to supply your RED network IP address and Network mask, just like the static addressing case. This address is almost always 10.0.0.150 with a network mask of 255.255.255.0. You may choose to configure an ORANGE interface. Its configuration is identical to the way you configured your GREEN interface, above. You can even reconfigure your GREEN interface at this time, by selecting it from the interface menu. When you are done, select the Ok button, to return to the Network Configuration Menu. --------------------- Here's the page for further information: http://www.ipcop.org/1.2.0/en/install/html/initial-configuration.html Upon further reading, and checking a link directing here: http://www.ipcop.org/1.2.0/en/install/html/decide-configuration.html#checking-dhcp-hostname It looks like I'm either interpreting it wrong, or you do need to specify an IP address and hostname. But, rather of your client machine? Not the ISP's? > You've changed your display settings, not the composition settings. > I didn't touch the display settings. I changed it in the composition options . Although, I did find that I forgot to click an option. Better? Before I forget, thanks to Loren, Tony and Dan for their help. I am talking about DHCP from the ISP. Not the internal green LAN. If you follow thru on the configuration for the RED interface, there are DHCP options when using a NIC for the RED interface.. See the link I posted above and how it requests information. I realize I'm using v1.2, that's the version of the disc that I had up there. I did burn a v1.3 of IPCop, but when I went to install it, the disc booted then failed to load beyond the initial screen. -- Shawn "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear." -Mark Twain Ne Obliviscaris -- "Forget Not" _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list