Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:05:21 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> Cc: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, jabley@clear.co.nz, obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.990208170441.4867U-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <xzpvhhccsqf.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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I agree. having a DHCP client can make the difference between being able to get ont he net at all and not being able to get on the net. On 9 Feb 1999, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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