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Re: DHCP client in unstable?



> Peter Canning wrote:
> > So what is the current solution for configuring the networking of a PowerMac
> > running debian/unstable (kernel version 2.2.17) from a DHCP server?
> > 
> > I used to use (actually still do) dhcpcd (1.3.17p12-8), but that seems to
> > have been removed (dselect says it is obsolete).
 
On Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 06:31:36PM +0100, Michel D?nzer wrote:
> I asked the maintainer and he says he removed it on advise from the security
> team because even the latest upstream version had too many bugs and holes. :(

I'm a fan of 'pump'. 

Package: pump
Priority: optional
Section: net
Maintainer: Steve Dunham <dunham@debian.org>
Version: 0.7.3-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1), libpopt0
Conflicts: dhcpcd, dhcpcd-sv
Description: Simple DHCP/BOOTP client for 2.2.x kernels
 This is the DHCP/BOOTP client written by RedHat.  This replaces the dhcpcd
 package.


						- chad

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