Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 10:25:09 +0200 From: Vallo Kallaste <vallo@matti.ee> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ Message-ID: <19990209102509.A35634@matti.ee> In-Reply-To: <199902090032.QAA63869@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>; from Steve Kargl on Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 04:32:39PM -0800 References: <xzp1zk0e8lu.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <199902090032.QAA63869@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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On Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 04:32:39PM -0800, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> 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. That's senseless what you said. You certainly are able to imagine that in some networks you can't have static IP address, but you need to install FreeBSD over network. I'm glad to see DHCP client included onto boot floppy in the future. -- Vallo Kallaste vallo@matti.ee To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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