From owner-freebsd-current Mon Feb 8 22:10:14 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA11407 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:10:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gjp.erols.com (alex-va-n008c079.moon.jic.com [206.156.18.89]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA11396 for ; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:10:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gjp@gjp.erols.com) Received: from gjp.erols.com (localhost.erols.com [127.0.0.1]) by gjp.erols.com (8.9.1/8.8.7) with ESMTP id BAA03072; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 01:10:10 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from gjp@gjp.erols.com) X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: Steve Kargl cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Gary Palmer" Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 08 Feb 1999 22:00:53 PST." <199902090600.WAA65168@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 01:10:09 -0500 Message-ID: <3067.918540609@gjp.erols.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Steve Kargl wrote in message ID <199902090600.WAA65168@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>: > Drop FreeBSD cd-rom into tray (or caddy). > mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0a /mnt > pkg_add dhcp > umount /mnt So you are suggesting we no longer supporting FTP installs? Do you realise what impact that would have? I guess you haven't seen the dramatic increase in cablemodem and ADSL/SDSL/HDSL/IDSL installations which don't offer static IP's and require running DHCP clients? Let alone all the M$ infested corporate environments? Heck, I even recommend running DHCP to people! Why? It makes roaming between work and home with a laptop 10 times easier! IMHO, requiring a CD to install in a DHCP environment is like requiring a GPS before getting a driving license. Something that a case could be made for, but it'd hold water about as well as a wire mesh fence. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message