Enabling the DHCP Client for Dynamic IP Addresses


Published: Oct 16, 2002 Updated: Oct 16, 2002 Section: Network Security Library :: Unix Security :: Linux LAN & Internet Firewall Security FAQ Author: Printable Version Adjust font size: Rating: 3.3/5 - 6 Votes 1 2 3 4 5

If you didn't configure the ethernet interface during installation, now's the time to do it. See Configuring TCP/IP Networking.

For Linux 4.2, create a symbolic link from /etc/resolv.conf/ to /etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf/:



rm /etc/resolv.conf
ln -s /etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

For Linux 5.0+, updating /etc/resolv.conf/ is handled by the standard scripts.

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