Re: DHCP and iptables

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Monday 12 October 2009, lkml@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> The last few days I have been wondering about the fact, that I get an IP
> address via
> DHCP if all chains at iptables are set to drop and no accept rules set.
> 
> Does this happen on purpose?

DHCP is an ethernet protocol, not an IP protocol, so you have to use
ebtables instead of iptables to filter it.

	Arnd <><
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