I've noticed there are 2 packages involving DHCP in Slackware, dhcp and dhcpcd.

dhcpcd: dhcpcd (DHCP client daemon)
dhcpcd:
dhcpcd: The DHCP client program dhcpcd is used to connect to a network by
dhcpcd: contacting a DHCP server. dhcpcd gets an IP address and other
dhcpcd: information from a corresponding DHCP server, configures the network
dhcpcd: interface automatically, and tries to renew the lease time according
dhcpcd: to RFC2131 or RFC1541 depending on the command line option.

dhcp: dhcp (DHCP server and client utilities)
dhcp:
dhcp: This package provides the ISC's DHCP utilities, including both a
dhcp: server and client. The DHCP protocol allows a host to contact a
dhcp: central server which maintains a list of IP addresses which may be
dhcp: assigned on one or more subnets. A DHCP client may request an
dhcp: address from this pool, and then use it temporarily for communication
dhcp: on the network. The DHCP protocol also provides a mechanism whereby
dhcp: a client can learn important details about the network to which it is
dhcp: attached, such as the location of a default router or name server.

I don't want to run a DHCP server, so I assume it's safe to remove the dhcp package?

I've installed slackware without installing dhcp & didn't have a problem.

Ok. And do you have dnsmasq ?

If your computer just needs to get an IP Address from a server (like your ISP), then the "dhcpcd" package is enough. If your computer must also act as a DHCP server, you can either install and use the "dhcp" or "dnsmasq" packages.

Eric

Thanks a lot! And one for the road: how about the package iproutes ?

If you mean "iproute2", that package is not used by Slackware for normal operation, but if you want to tweak your advanced TCP/IP configuration, some of the tools contained therein might be useful.

Eric