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i am going to install a dhcp server ,,, but i am not sure what services allow from the network
for example... i will close all -P INPUT DROP
but ... what exactly i have to ACCEPT for my server work correctly ... i think if i close all ... the server will not recibe the DHCP-DISCOVER from the computers that want to connect to my server...
as the client is connecting to the DHCP server in order to *obtain* an IP address configuration, one should not have a source address/network match in this rule...
as the client is connecting to the DHCP server in order to *obtain* an IP address configuration, one should not have a source address/network match in this rule...
Ah, you are right. I agree with your suggestion to use the interface instead, but I think you meant "$LAN_IFACE"? After all, it's not nice to serve DHCP to the outside world, and ignore your own clients
Ah, you are right. I agree with your suggestion to use the interface instead, but I think you meant "$LAN_IFACE"? After all, it's not nice to serve DHCP to the outside world, and ignore your own clients
yeah, i absoloutely meant $LAN_IFACE... it was a typo, thanks for the heads-up...
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