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Date:      Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:07:08 -0700
From:      David Terrell <dbt@meat.net>
To:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral
Message-ID:  <20010711160708.I1282@pianosa.catch22.org>
In-Reply-To: <3B4C43A2.85516A24@iowna.com>; from wmoran@iowna.com on Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 08:16:34AM -0400
References:  <200107100332.UAA13663@usr01.primenet.com> <3B4B0856.A67F02FD@iowna.com> <3B4B3866.FBFF9A65@mindspring.com> <3B4B420C.1947DABE@iowna.com> <3B4C084E.2A14655A@softweyr.com> <3B4C43A2.85516A24@iowna.com>

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On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 08:16:34AM -0400, Bill Moran wrote:
> Are you saying you use DHCP for servers? If so, maybe I should shut
> up and listen for a while because apparently there's something here
> I can learn.  I've been using it for client IP pools for years now,
> but not for servers.

When you're installing a large cluster of servers (dumb webserver
frontends, anybody?) it can be very useful.

Which has nothing to do with whether or not an installer should
silently dhcp behind the user's back.  It should not.

-- 
David Terrell           | If a crypto algorithm is cracked in a forest
Nebcorp Prime Minister  | and a tree falls on a mime, does microsoft
dbt@meat.net            | need to publish an advisory on it?
http://wwn.nebcorp.com/

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