From owner-freebsd-current Tue Feb 9 05:23:09 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA13912 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 05:23:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail-spool.is.co.za (mail-spool.is.co.za [196.4.160.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA13906; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 05:22:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from geoffr@is.co.za) Received: from admin.is.co.za (admin.is.co.za [196.23.0.9]) by mail-spool.is.co.za (8.8.6/IShub#3) with ESMTP id LAA15562; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 11:20:32 +0200 Received: from isjhbex01.is.co.za (isjhbex01.is.co.za [196.26.1.16]) by admin.is.co.za (8.8.6/8.7.3/ISsubsidiary#1) with ESMTP id LAA02565; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 11:20:52 +0200 (GMT) Received: by isjhbex01.is.co.za with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id <1JKPPHHD>; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 11:15:58 +0200 Message-ID: <3D5EC7D2992BD211A95600A0C9CE047F017E220E@isjhbex01.is.co.za> From: Geoff Rehmet To: "'obrien@FreeBSD.ORG'" Cc: "'current@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 11:15:58 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > -----Original Message----- > From: David O'Brien [mailto:obrien@NUXI.com] > Sent: 09 February 1999 10:54 > To: Geoff Rehmet > Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ > > > > It may even be necessary to use bpf initially, but there > must be a more > > elegant way - having a quick look around - it would be a > good idea to > > look at the code which already exists in libstand > > (/usr/src/lib/libstand/bootp.c). > > There is. > > Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:20:45 -0400 (EDT) > From: Garrett Wollman > Message-Id: <199809161920.PAA07963@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> > > ..snip.. > The problem is that the network code assumes, at a very > deep level, > that you can't have any IP traffic until you have an address > configured (and this is wrong, but requires work to fix). > > -GAWollman > > Unfortunately, I don't have the knowledge of the part of the > kernel that > needs changing. Hopefully, it will be possible to find the person who will be able to do that work - I also do not have the knowledge to do this. It is probably worth fixing, to get a more elegant way for DHCP to work, and I believe that DHCP should be committed with a view to changing the use of bpf. I realise this is not an easy proposition. Geoff. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message