To obtain an IP address via the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on a Knoppix Linux system, you can use
pump. As root, you can
issue the commands below:
ifconfig eth0 up
pump -i eth0
The options available for pump are shown below:
root@Knoppix:~# pump --help
Usage: pump [OPTION...]
-c, --config-file=STRING Configuration file to use instead of
/etc/pump.conf
-h, --hostname=hostname Hostname to request
-i, --interface=iface Interface to configure (normally eth0)
-k, --kill Kill daemon (and disable all interfaces)
-l, --lease=hours Lease time to request (in hours)
-L, --leasesecs=seconds Lease time to request (in seconds)
--lookup-hostname Force lookup of hostname
-r, --release Release interface
-R, --renew Force immediate lease renewal
-v, --verbose Log verbose debug info
-s, --status Display interface status
-d, --no-dns Don't update resolv.conf
--no-gateway Don't set a gateway for this interface
--no-setup Don't set up anything
--no-resolvconf Don't set up resolvconf
--no-bootp Ignore non-DHCP BOOTP responses
--script=STRING Script to use
--win-client-ident Set the client identifier to match Window's
Help options:
-?, --help Show this help message
