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Date:      Tue, 17 Jan 1995 13:36:32 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@render.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Cc:        Garrett Wollman <wollman@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu>, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: DHCP and diskless support
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.950117133049.7227A-100000@minnow.render.com>
In-Reply-To: <9501170644.AA25689@cs.weber.edu>

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On Mon, 16 Jan 1995, Terry Lambert wrote:

> > > This is Microsoft Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
> > 
> > Actually, it is the Internet Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a
> > compatible extension of BootP.  Search the RFC index for `DHC' and
> > `BOOTP'.
> 
> Is this a "yes, it will be integrated"?
> 
> "compatible" seems to imply a yes answer.
> 
> If that's the case, then now all we need is DHCP query code for the
> diskless clients -- any takers?
> 

I just looked at the DHCP patch and it does not support dynamic address 
allocation.  All it does is include DHCP options in the reply packets 
supporting the DHCP DISCOVER->OFFER->REQUEST->ACK process.  The addresses 
come from /etc/bootptab as before.

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