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Questions tagged [udhcpc]

Udhcpc is a very small DHCP client program geared towards embedded systems. The letters are an abbreviation for Micro - DHCP - Client. The program tries to be fully functional and RFC 2131 compliant.

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What overwrites /etc/resolv.conf on every boot?

I was given the files for a mini linux, that boots directly into firefox. It works for all it should be doing, only that I do not get an internet connection. We have 3 DNS servers in the network, which all work. I can ping them, too. But when trying…
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How do I use dhcpcd in openwrt instead of udhcpc?

I'm trying to determine the reason my router is not syncing up to my ISP, I do suspect snafu on their end so I'm trying to replicate my desktops setup which includes using dhcpcd. Problem is I don't know how to tell OpenWRT to use that after I've…
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How is udhcpc executed and how to change it?

I am working on an embedded system and it uses udhcpc as its DHCP client. It seems to be running with the following parameters: /usr/share/udhcpc # ps | grep dhcp 5366 root 2432 S udhcpc -R -b -p /var/run/udhcpc.eth0.pid -i eth0 I want to…
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How to get BusyBox udhcpc to run in background forever?

I would like to configure eth0 on my BusyBox based Linux system to try and get a DHCP lease for 5 times, then run in the background forever if it doesn't get an IP after those 5 tries (i.e. does not inhibit the rest of the applications starting…
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Overriding udchcp flags used by ifup in BusyBox

I am working on a system that I did not create the BusyBox build for. I do not want to recompile BusyBox for fear that my configuration will not completely match the original and besides this the system is functioning well enough on this build. I…
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How to deconfigure/reconfigure eth interface when cable is connected/disconnected with Busybox

I'm running Alpine Linux, which is based on Busybox and musl, on Raspberry Pi. When I run ifup eth0, it also starts udhcpc in the background for that interface. That means that if the ethernet cable is connected when I run ifup, it immediatelly…
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udhcpc: DHCP option 66 variable tftp contains "bad" if DHCP server provides IP address instead of hostname

I am working on an embedded Linux which uses BusyBox and udhcpc (part of BusyBox) as its DHCP client. If I configure the DHCP server to deliver an FTP server in the DHCP option 66 everything is fine (i.e. the tftp variable in the /etc/udhcpc.script…
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udhcpc: no lease, failing WHEN booting on embedded linux created by Buildroot

The responsiveness of the Linux service udhcpc (native DHCP relative to /etc/init.d/S40network service which invokes ip up and udhcpc) differs before and after logging at the prompt. When invoked via /etc/init.d/rcS (boot sequence), udhcpc does not…
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How to execute udhcpc as non-root

On a Linux machine, I am trying to run the udhcpc command as non-root. I am getting the error udhcpc: socket: Operation not permitted. Is there any way to execute udhcpc as a simple user in Linux?
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udhcpc starting before PHY is up

I'm having a issue with my Ethernet PHY not being up before eth0 tries to get an IP address This is my etc/network/interfaces # Configure Loopback auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp post-up…
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How to configure DHCP so that boot is completed even without a DHCP server?

I have configured /etc/network/interface like this: auto lo eth0 iface lo inet loopback iface eth0 inet dhcp But when a lease cannot be obtained, the booting is not completed. Is it possible to leave DHCP enabled but, in case a DHCP lease is not…
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DHCLIENT not getting the intended static IP configured in DHCP Server

We have a Linux client that is running a Yocto Thud image. I have set my dhcp to reserve a static address for this client alone. However, the client still continues to get a dynamic IP from the DHCP Server instead of the intended static IP. We did…
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Update hostname with udhcpc

I have a small Debian-based Linux device which set's its hostname by calling udhcpc: udhcpc -i $interface -S -x hostname:mydevice (Of course $interface is defined earlier in the script calls udhcpc.) This works as intended, on my router I can see…
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busybox initramfs environment cannot connect to wifi

I am trying to create a minimal Linux initramfs environment with busybox that connects to my wifi network. wpa_supplicant successfully initializes, but neither udhcpc nor setting up a static IP address works. These are the commands used: $ # Mount…
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How to broadcast two access points?

How do I broadcast two access points with two WiFi cards with hostapd? Most tutorials don't work since udhcpd doesn't work with two access points. Example tutorial: http://elinux.org/RPI-Wireless-Hotspot
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