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Date:      Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:28:19 +0200
From:      Dean Strik <dean@stack.nl>
To:        Thomas Vogt <freebsdlists@bsdunix.ch>
Cc:        ipfw@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: blocking dhcp requests
Message-ID:  <20050422162819.GA7252@dragon.stack.nl>
In-Reply-To: <1114183217.35367.2.camel@bert.mlan.solnet.ch>
References:  <1114183217.35367.2.camel@bert.mlan.solnet.ch>

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Thomas Vogt wrote:
> I have a problem concerning ipfw and dhcp.
> I am trying to block dhcp request which are sent to my host.
> but the dhcp server replys even though my firewall rule matches.
> 
> the dhcp server sends the client an answer, even though ipfw seems to
> reject the packet.
> Is there any way to block the dhcprequest from reaching the dhcp
> server ? 

I guess not, since dhcpd uses BPF directly (like tcpdump). Any access
control will have to be done inside dhcpd.conf.

-- 
Dean C. Strik             Eindhoven University of Technology
dean@stack.nl  |  dean@ipnet6.org  |  http://www.ipnet6.org/
"This isn't right. This isn't even wrong." -- Wolfgang Pauli


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