From owner-freebsd-current Mon Feb 8 22:18:00 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA12651 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:18:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from nomad.dataplex.net (nomad.dataplex.net [208.2.87.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA12631; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:17:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from root@nomad.dataplex.net) Received: from localhost (root@localhost) by nomad.dataplex.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA01243; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 23:11:54 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from root@nomad.dataplex.net) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 23:11:54 -0600 (CST) From: Charlie ROOT To: obrien@FreeBSD.ORG cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ In-Reply-To: <19990208142820.A9457@relay.nuxi.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I am glad to see some SOME version of the dhcp client included in base floppies. However, I must take exception to David's choice for any purpose other than single floppy situations. Although it is somewhat larger, the ISC dhcp2 client has significantly more flexability WRT options beyond the bare basics. I would recommend that the default client on HD based systems be the ISC client because of that flexability. Further, the assertion that it is easier to configure the WIDE client is WRONG. The ISC CLIENT requires NO configuration. I don't see how anything can be simpler. :-) Unfortunately, David persists in spreading this mis-information. On, 8 Feb 1999, David O'Brien wrote: > I am planning on adding the Wide-DHCP client to src/contrib/ and > src/sbin/ in a few days. > > I have it bmaked and ready go to. I have choosen the WIDE client because > it is much smaller space-wise than the ISC client and its configuration > is simplier. > > The plan is to make a boot floppy / boot CDROM with a DHCP client on it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message