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Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 20:57:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: "Victor M. Grinenko" <vgrin@iop.kiev.ua>
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Subject: Re: about bootpd
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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