Date: 09 Feb 1999 01:42:48 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: jabley@clear.co.nz, obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ Message-ID: <xzpvhhccsqf.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: Steve Kargl's message of "Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:32:39 -0800 (PST)" References: <199902090032.QAA63869@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> writes: > Dag-Erling Smorgrav 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. None of these are necessary on an average workstation. DHCP is becoming more and more common. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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