pump: Description: BOOTP and DHCP client for automatic IP configuration
pump: This is the BOOTP/DHCP client written by RedHat.
pump: .
pump: DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) and BOOTP (Boot Protocol)
pump: are protocols which allow individual devices on an IP network to get
pump: their own network configuration information (IP address, subnetmask,
pump: broadcast address, etc.) from network servers. The overall purpose of
pump: DHCP and BOOTP is to make it easier to administer a large network.
pump: .
pump: Pump is a combined BOOTP and DHCP client daemon, which allows your
pump: machine to retrieve configuration information from a server. You