On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Steve Coffman wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm trying to set up a simple firewall (ipchains) and router for my brother-in-law 
>that just got cable access. I have a similar router at home using a DSL static IP 
>address. 
> Question: What steps do I need to take to get the current IP address from the cable 
>modem (DHCP?).
>                  What do I need to change in the ipchains if anything.
>                   I'm also having a problem getting the dns servers.
> 
> Any help, examples, or where to look would be great.

Here's my stab. Careful of the linefeed.

IPADDRESS=$(/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | grep inet | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F: 
'{print $2}')



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