Messages in this thread | | | From | "Robert M. Love" <> | Subject | RE: DHCP in the kernel | Date | Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:05:44 -0400 |
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IP configuration, such as that, has been relegated to userland, where it belongs. There exists (somewhere, i am sure) a userspace dhcp client for IP configuration.
So, yes, kernel-level IP autoconfiguration is gone forever -- but the alternative userspace implementation is the Right Thing.
Alexandre STEFANI quipped: <snip> > On the 2.2.16 kernel, I could choose "IP; kernel level > autoconfiguration" and then choose "DHCP", "BOOTP" or "ARP". I made > successfull experiments with BOOTP and DHCP but the latter brought very > interesting things to my work. > I tried the 2.3 and 2.4 kernels, but this feature seems to have > disapear. > Does anyone know why or knows if DHCP autoconfiguration is abandonned > forever. > > Thanks in advance. > > Alexandre.
-- Robert M. Love rml@tech9.net tech9 MindWorks rml@ufl.edu UF, Dept. of CS
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