Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:33:11 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: David DEMELIER <demelier.david@gmail.com>, Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@ddteam.net>, Julien Laffaye <kimelto@gmail.com>, Matthew Jacob <mj@feral.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DHCP server in base Message-ID: <20100911053311.2BDC81CC3A@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:33:22 PDT." <4C8ACE52.8060000@FreeBSD.org>
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> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:33:22 -0700 > From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> > Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > On 9/10/2010 1:48 PM, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > another argument about hostapd :) if have access point we must have > > way to assign IP for AP clients. > > To start with, your assumption is wrong. DHCPd is not *actually* a > requirement, although I admit that practically it is. It is not. I routinely use hostapd for access for my iPod. I use static addressing and don't run dhcpd. > > Since this device is router I must be > > able to serve DHCP. And current implementation of dhcpclient, that we > > have, is same isc-dhcp, and I replace system dhcpclient with ports > > one+dhcpd but with small patch that put basic dhcp utils onto > > libdhcp.so. Again, I tend to not make much use of DHCP except when traveling. If I am on a "known" network at work or home, I static address everything (including the iPod and my laptop). I don't need (or run) dhcpd for my use. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751
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