Re: DHCP kernel support
On Mon, Dec 27, 1999 at 03:23:34PM -0700, Erik Andersen wrote:
> My point was that the _kernel_ as provided by the boot floppies wont run
> DHCPCD at all. Try it. You will see something like the following:
>
> socket: Protocol not available - make sure CONFIG_PACKET and
> CONFIG_FILTER are defined in your kernel configuration!
>
> Lack of _kernel_ support for DHCP is in my opinion, a bad thing. If folks
> agree with me, I'll file a bug. Sorry I wasn't sufficiently clear (I was
> very tired at the time).
>
> Anyway, do folks agree I should file a bug, or is there a good reason to
> keep CONFIG_PACKET and CONFIG_FILTER out of the kernel?
It was in the slink bootfloppies kernels, because I installed slink on my
workbox my first week and installed dhcpcd and everything went without a
hitch. Maybe Herbert cut it out due to space reservations?
I agree that DHCP kernel support is a _must_.
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