Bug 6807

Pump does not start-up dhcp client with hostname parameter.
Since pump but not dhcpcd is loaded by a default Red Hat
installation, it is very difficult for the novice linux user
to configure Red Hat 6.1 with cable modem connected to @home
 network.  With the default installation eth0 always FAILED
during bootup after waiting for an enormously long time-out
period.  I had to remove pump and install a simple shell
script to get my dhcp working the @home network using
dhcpcd.   I also had to perform an ifconfig with a unique
netmask assignment.  Here is the shell script I used:

#!/bin/sh
ifconfig eth0 <hostname> netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast
24.5.5.255 up
/sbin/dhcpcd -h <hostname> &

I called this file mydhcp and I created the following link:
ln -s /sbin/mydhcp /sbin/pump
The 24.x.x.x network defaults to a 255.0.0.0 netmask.  And
@home requires a "hostname" to access the network.  Of
course, San Diego's cox@home "doesn't "support" linux
configurations.

This was reported to Red Hat support as Reference #:
991015-0068, but was referred to submit this bug report.

The last support mail I received said this:

"Good afternoon,
My name is Marty and I am a Level 2 technician. I did some
looking and asking concerning pump's behavior, and I haven't
found any known issues that fit this situation.

I urge you to please open a bug report describing the
initial problem and the workaround so that our developers
(who wrote pump) can address the issue.
I apologize that we cannot find a better solution. This may
be an isolated case, since there are no existing bug
reports, but it certainly doesn't mean you're the only one
with the problem.
I am closing this incident.
Thank you,
Marty"

So here is the bug report.  I hope you are able to develop a
better fix for pump rather just disabling it.  I noticed
that even in the mini-DHCP HOW-TO pump is not used for dhcp
client either.  Does it have to be this way?  If you do
an Internet search on (@home, dhcp, and linux) you will find
a lot of cable modem users are having problems with pump.
Good luck, and let me know how it turns out.  Thanks!

(If you do not have access to the Red Hat incident report
just e-mail me and I will be happy to forward the transcript
of our entire incident report).

Best Regards,
Doug Craig
UNIX System Administrator
dlcraig