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Date:      Sat, 17 Jan 1998 20:57:46 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Victor M. Grinenko" <vgrin@iop.kiev.ua>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: about bootpd
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980117205716.6065E-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199801161409.QAA07693@marion.iop.kiev.ua>

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On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Victor M. Grinenko wrote:

> Can I configure Win95/NT or Win3.11 computers using bootpd?
> I configured my FreeBSD and make changes in my inetd.conf.
> I see that bootpd recognaize request, determinate IP and answer (use
> tcpdump), 
> but Win mashine report that DHCP server don't answer. 

I don't think Win95's DHCP client recognizes BOOTP responses.  Simply
upgrade your server to use a DHCP server; two free ones are available from
ports.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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