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koyi

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From: Osaka, Japan

Registered: 2005-08-15

Posts: 37

a mysterious file

Hi, I have just found a mysterious file reside in /etc/, which has the name of dhclient.conf.
I don't remember I have set this up and I have no idea about the host names defined in it.
And there is no such interface called ep0 here.

What does it do?

send host-name "andare.fugue.com";
send dhcp-client-identifier 1:0:a0:24:ab:fb:9c;
send dhcp-lease-time 3600;
supersede domain-name "fugue.com home.vix.com";
prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1;
request subnet-mask, broadcast-address, time-offset, routers,
        domain-name, domain-name-servers, host-name;
require subnet-mask, domain-name-servers;
timeout 60;
retry 60;
reboot 10;
select-timeout 5;
initial-interval 2;
script "/sbin/dhclient-script";
media "-link0 -link1 -link2", "link0 link1";
reject 192.33.137.209;

alias {
  interface "ep0";
  fixed-address 192.5.5.213;
  option subnet-mask 255.255.255.255;
}

lease {
  interface "ep0";
  fixed-address 192.33.137.200;
  medium "link0 link1";
  option host-name "andare.swiftmedia.com";
  option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
  option broadcast-address 192.33.137.255;
  option routers 192.33.137.250;
  option domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1;
  renew 2 2000/1/12 00:00:01;
  rebind 2 2000/1/12 00:00:01;
  expire 2 2000/1/12 00:00:01;
}

cactus

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Posts: 4,622

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Re: a mysterious file

dhclient.conf holds settings for dhclient, which is used to get dhcp settings for an ethernet interface.

I believe arch uses dhcpcd though, so I am not sure why you have it. Check to see if you have a dhclient binary somewhere

updatedb; locate dhclient

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koyi

Member

From: Osaka, Japan

Registered: 2005-08-15

Posts: 37

Re: a mysterious file

Ya, there is dhclient in /sbin.

I didn't install it.
Perhaps it is pulled down because of dependencies?

But even if I have it, I don't think the config file has anything to do with my network...

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: a mysterious file

dhclient is part of the dhcp package i.e. dhcp server/client/relay. If your machine is only going to be a dhcp client, you should remove dhcp and just use dhcpcd.

koyi

Member

From: Osaka, Japan

Registered: 2005-08-15

Posts: 37

Re: a mysterious file

Ooopppsss.... dhcp seems to be a dependency to firestarter... so pacman couldn't remove it...

T-Dawg

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From: Charlotte, NC

Registered: 2005-01-29

Posts: 2,736

Re: a mysterious file

use the -d switch

koyi

Member

From: Osaka, Japan

Registered: 2005-08-15

Posts: 37

Re: a mysterious file

I set my box to use static IP.
So I suppose this is not a problem?
Or do I have to remove it?