Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | Date | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 13:23:56 +1100 (EST) | From | Neale Banks <> | Subject | [PATCH 2.4] DHCP-client-related options in Configure.help |
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Appended patch against 2.4.21-pre2 updates Documentation/Configure.help re options which are required to support DHCP client.
Thanks, Neale.
--- linux-2.4.21-pre2/Documentation/Configure.help Wed Jan 8 12:02:26 2003 +++ linux-2.4.21-pre2-ntb/Documentation/Configure.help Wed Jan 8 12:08:33 2003 @@ -2446,7 +2446,9 @@ information. You need to say Y here if you want to use PPP packet filtering - (see the CONFIG_PPP_FILTER option below). + (see the CONFIG_PPP_FILTER option below) or if the host may be using + DHCP to configure its own address (the DHCP client requires this and + 'Packet socket'). If unsure, say N. @@ -6382,6 +6384,9 @@ directly with network devices without an intermediate network protocol implemented in the kernel, e.g. tcpdump. If you want them to work, choose Y. + + Note that DHCP client requires this and 'Socket filtering', so if + you want DHCP client to work, choose Y. This driver is also available as a module called af_packet.o ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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