Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 09:27:44 -0700 From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@execmail.com> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/ Message-ID: <199902091627.JAA20153@rembrandt.esys.ca> In-Reply-To: <4735.918536634@zippy.cdrom.com>
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On 8 Feb, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: >> These should be left has ports. > > Can't really get away with that anymore - too many people require > DHCP for very basic bootstrapping. To insert some reality into this discussion, a quick survey at the office shows: Platform Has DHCP -------------------------------- Irix 6.5 Yes Solaris 2.5.1 No HP/UX 10.20 Yes Linux (RH 5.x) Yes AIX 4.2 Yes BSD/OS 4.0 Yes FreeBSD 2.X, 3.X No A "yes" means "ships with the base OS." I'll also note that the ASUS motherboards I use in our servers have BOOTP in the BIOS to support net booting via the onboard Intel Pro/100 interfaces. It's time to get out of the stone age, folks. --lyndon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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