How can I get my Red Hat system to obtain an IP address from my Windows Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server?

For some Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers it is necessary to use a different version of the DHCP client on your Red Hat system.

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 users do the following:

first need to remove the default version:

     rpm -e dhcpcd

Next you will need to install the pump package. If your system is regi...