Subject: Re: dhcpd(8) _cannot_ be completely disabled on an interface
To: Bill Squier <groo@old-ones.com>
From: Jim Wise <jwise@draga.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 01/07/2002 14:02:07
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On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Bill Squier wrote:

>On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 08:31:08PM -0500, Jim Wise wrote:
>>
>> It also means that were there (and I don't know of any) a buffer
>> overflow or other security problem in dhcpd's internal udp handling, ipf
>> could _not_ be used to protect the machine from outside exploitation.
>
>Compile dhcpd to use sockets instead of bpf.

Good answer.  :-)

Is there any functionality loss for a dhcpd(8) built this way?  If not,
is there any other good reason not to make this the default?

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				Jim Wise
				jwise@draga.com
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