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Date:      Thu, 26 Feb 1998 17:51:53 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Steve Saletta <salettas@liberty.user.msu.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: DHCP Support
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980226175124.817L-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <m0y8ATj-0004sdC@liberty.user.msu.edu>

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On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Steve Saletta wrote:

> I'm trying to install FreeBSD on my machine over FTP through our Ethernet.
> Unfortunately, we have dynamic IP addresses and use DHCP. The instalation
> program is not taking this very well, and is refusing to resolve any
> hostnames.
> 
> Does FreeBSD have DHCP client support?

The installer doesn't, but simply boot into Windoze, get a lease, then use
that IP address to install FreeBSD.  Once it's up you can install a
client.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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