Re: Ethernet DHCP

[Martin Schulze <joey@finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE>]

Bryn Hughes wrote:
> Is there any way to configure Debian to use DHCP instead of assigning 
> a specific IP address when connecting via Ethernet?  The machine I am 
> currently trying everything out on connects via an ADSL connection 
> which does not give a static IP address to anything connected to it.

You have to put a call of bootpc or dhcpc into /etc/init.d/network.
It should proide proper variables so 

	eval `bootpc`

should do it for BOOTP. Not tested though.

Regards,

	Joey

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