From owner-freebsd-current Tue Feb 9 03:25:18 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA03807 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 03:25:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from solaris.matti.ee (solaris.matti.ee [194.126.98.135]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA03782 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 03:25:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vallo@myhakas.matti.ee) Received: from myhakas.matti.ee (myhakas.matti.ee [194.126.114.87]) by solaris.matti.ee (8.8.8/8.8.8.s) with ESMTP id KAA16906; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 10:25:10 +0200 (EET) Received: (from vallo@localhost) by myhakas.matti.ee (8.9.2/8.9.1) id KAA35712; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 10:25:09 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from vallo) Message-ID: <19990209102509.A35634@matti.ee> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 10:25:09 +0200 From: Vallo Kallaste To: Steve Kargl Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ Reply-To: vallo@matti.ee References: <199902090032.QAA63869@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <199902090032.QAA63869@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>; from Steve Kargl on Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 04:32:39PM -0800 Organization: =?iso-8859-15?Q?AS_Matti_B=FCrootehnika?= Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 04:32:39PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > > If we want FreeBSD to have any credibility as a workstation OS, we > > need DHCP. It should be possible for a user or admin to smack in the > > boot floppy, have it autoconfigure the selected network interface, and > > perform an FTP installation. > > > > So, we'll import a pop server, apache, g77, ad nauseam > to increase the credibility of FreeBSD as a workstation OS. That's senseless what you said. You certainly are able to imagine that in some networks you can't have static IP address, but you need to install FreeBSD over network. I'm glad to see DHCP client included onto boot floppy in the future. -- Vallo Kallaste vallo@matti.ee To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message