Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 01:10:09 -0500 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ Message-ID: <3067.918540609@gjp.erols.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 Feb 1999 22:00:53 PST." <199902090600.WAA65168@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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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
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