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Date:      09 Feb 1999 01:14:37 +0100
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>
To:        Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Cc:        jabley@clear.co.nz (Joe Abley), obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/
Message-ID:  <xzp1zk0e8lu.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: Steve Kargl's message of "Mon, 8 Feb 1999 15:19:12 -0800 (PST)"
References:  <199902082319.PAA63547@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>

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Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> writes:
> > On Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 02:28:20PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote:
> > > I am planning on adding the Wide-DHCP client to src/contrib/ and
> > > src/sbin/ in a few days.
> [...]
> These should be left has ports.

If we want FreeBSD to have any credibility as a workstation OS, we
need DHCP. It should be possible for a user or admin to smack in the
boot floppy, have it autoconfigure the selected network interface, and
perform an FTP installation.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no

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