RE: DHCP in the kernel

Robert M. Love (rml@tech9.net)
Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:05:44 -0400

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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