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On 12/31/14 10:37 AM, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
>> One final question, is there a possibility we could add some changes 
>> to the image so that it auto-dhcp's an address?  Most people who just 
>> download the image won't know to "dhclient em0" or even what an "em0" 
>> is.
> doesn't
>
> ifconfig_em0=DHCP
>
> do this?
>
I know that.

You know that.

Do non-freebsd people know that?

What do other distro's OS's do?  In this day and age, any OS trying to 
stay relevant will autoconfigure.

-Alfred