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NAME
pump - configure network interface via BOOTP or DHCP protocol
SYNOPSIS
pump [-krRsd] [-c|--config-file FILE] [-h|--hostname HOSTNAME] [-i|--interface IFACE] [-l|--lease HOURS]
[-m|--route-metric METRIC] [--lookup-hostname] [--no-dns] [--no-gateway] [--no-ntp] [--no-setup]
[--release] [--renew] [--script= ISCRIPT] [--status] [--win-client-ident]
pump [-?|--help] [--usage]
DESCRIPTION
pump is a daemon that manages network interfaces that are controlled by either the DHCP or BOOTP
protocol.
While pump may be started manually, it is normally started automatically by ifup(8) for devices
configured via BOOTP or DHCP.
If pump is managing an interface, you can run it again to query the status of that interface. For
example,
pump -i eth0 --status
will print the current status of device eth0.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
switch long option description
-? --help Show this help message
-c --config-file=FILE Get configuration from FILE instead of /etc/pump.conf
-d --no-dns Don't update DNS resolver configuration
-h --hostname=HOSTNAME Request HOSTNAME
-i --interface=IFACE Manage IFACE rather than eth0
--keep-up Keep the interface up when released
-k --kill Kill daemon (and disable all interfaces)
-l --lease=HOURS Request least time of HOURS
--lookup-hostname Look up hostname in DNS
-R --renew Renew lease immediately
-r --release Release interface
-m --route-metric=METRIC Metric to use on routes (normally 0)
--no-gateway Don't configure a default route for this interface
--no-resolvconf Don't use the resolvconf program to update resolv.conf
--no-ntp Don't update ntp.conf
--no-setup Don't set up anything
--script=SCRIPT Call SCRIPT (or null string to disable)
-s --status Display interface status
--usage Display a brief usage message
--win-client-ident Specify a Windows(tm)-like client identifier
OPTION NOTES
The --lookup-hostname option causes pump to ignore the host and domain names returned by the server and
instead to look these up in DNS using the IP address of the interface. The name that is looked up is
used in forming the search line in the resolv.conf file. Thus, if either the --no-dns or domainsearch
option is used then --lookup-hostname has no effect.
Note that pump itself never sets the computer's hostname.
CONFIGURATION FILE
You can tune the behavior of pump using a configuration file. By default pump reads /etc/pump.conf but
you can change this using the --config-file option.
The configuration file is line-oriented. Most lines contain a directive followed by zero or more
arguments. Arguments are handled similarly to how shells handle command arguments, allowing the use of
quotes and backslash escapes. Comments are allowed, and must begin with a # character. Spaces and tabs
are ignored.
Directives may be specified at two levels: global and specific. Global directives change pump's behavior
for all of the devices that it manages whereas specific directives change pump's behavior for a single
device. Later directives always override earlier ones.
Here is an example configuration file:
# sample /etc/pump.conf file
domainsearch "my.own.org own.org at.work.com"
retries 3
device eth1 {
nodns
}
This configuration file tells pump to use a specific DNS search path rather than deriving one from the
DHCP or BOOTP server response, to retry each request 3 times (for a total of 4 tries), and not to change
the DNS configuration file when it's configuring the eth1 device.
Here is a complete list of directives:
device DEVICE
Specify specific directives for DEVICE. This directive must be followed by a {, and the list of
specific directives must end with a } on its own line. These directives may not be nested.
domainsearch SEARCHPATH
Use SEARCHPATH as the DNS search path instead of the domain name returned by the server or the
domain part of the fully qualified hostname.
keepup Keep the interface up when released. Normally pump brings the interface down when it releases its
lease, but some daemons such as ifplugd or wpa_supplicant still need the interface to be up so
that they can still work.
nonisdomain
Don't set the NIS domain. Normally pump sets the system's NIS domain if an NIS domain is
specified by the DHCP server and the current NIS domain is empty or localdomain.
nodns Don't update /etc/resolv.conf when the interface is configured.
nogateway
Ignore any default gateway suggested by the DHCP server for this device. This can be useful on
machines with multiple devices.
nontp Don't update /etc/ntp.conf when the interface is configured.
nosetup
Don't set up anything on the local machine as a result of DHCP operations. This implies nodns,
nonisdomain, nogateway and nontp. This option is useful, for example, if you want to perform
setup in customised scripts.
noresolvconf
Don't use the resolvconf program to update /etc/resolv.conf; instead, update /etc/resolv.conf
directly. (This option is only relevant if --nodns is not used.)
retries COUNT
Retry each phase of the DHCP process COUNT times.
timeout COUNT
Don't let any one step of the DHCP process take more then COUNT seconds.
script FILE
Condition arg1 arg2 arg3
lease up eth0 1.2.3.4
renewal renewal eth0 2.3.4.5
release down eth0
When events occur in negotiation with the server, call the executable FILE. Scripts are called
when a lease is granted, when a renewal is negotiated, and when the interface is brought down and
the address released. The script is called with two or three arguments, depending on the
condition, as documented in the table above.
LOGGING
The program logs a good deal of information to syslog, much of it at the DEBUG level. If you're having
trouble, it's a good idea to turn up syslog's logging level.
BUGS
At startup pump tries to detect whether another instance of itself is running. If the UNIX domain socket
(normally /var/run/pump.sock) does not exist, pump tries to connect to tcp/127.0.0.1:68. If it is also
unreachable (possibly due to packet filtering), pump will issue a warning to stderr and assume that there
is no instance of itself running.
Probably limited to Ethernet, might work on PLIP, probably not ARCnet and Token Ring. The configuration
file should let you do more things.
Submit bug reports at the Bug Track link at http://developer.redhat.com/
QUIBBLE
A pump, like a boot[p], is something you wear on your foot. Some of us like the name (I know, hard to
believe)!