---
name: "Fwctl::Services::dhcp"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "fwctl"
version: "0.28-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Fwctl::Services::dhcp"
---

# Fwctl::Services::dhcp(3pm)

Fwctl module to handle the dhcp protocol.

## NAME

Fwctl::Services::dhcp - Fwctl module to handle the dhcp protocol.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    accept  dhcp -src INTERNAL_NET -dst DHCP_SERVER
    deny    dhcp -src INTERNAL_NET -nolog
    account dhcp -src INTERNAL_NET
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module is used to handle the DHCP protocol. It adds rules to handle the special addresses used by the DHCP protocol. Since DHCP is a broadcast based protocol restricted to local segment, so which by definition doesn't cross a firewall, who would want to use such a module ?

Two use, first to prevent clutter of log files which denied dhcp broadcast packets when you are using DHCP on the internal network. Second, when your firewall is acting as a DHCP server to the internal network. ??? Who would want to do that ??? Someone trying to replace all WinGate installations with linux based solutions ;-).

## AUTHOR

Francis J. Lacoste \<francis.lacoste@iNsu.COM\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1999,2000 iNsu Innovations Inc. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## SEE ALSO

*fwctl*(8) *Fwctl*(3) *Fwctl::RuleSet*(3)