Re: dhcp support

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

bug1 wrote:
> pump is a dhcp client developed by redhat, its smaller than dhcp-client, but
> not configurable, dhcp-client is the only dhcp client that requires kernel
> support.
> IMHO dhcp-client is the the best, but for floppies where size is a
> consideration pump or dhcpcd would be fine.
> If someone has a troublesome network dhcp-client is there best choice due to
> its configurability, but pump or dhcpcd would work most of the time im sure.
> 
> On Sat Jan 01, 2000 at 01:36:04PM +0100, Marcel Harkema wrote:
> >   Hi,
> >
> >   Who's working on dhcp, and what client is to be used to set it up.  If
> >   noone objects / replies I plan to add 'pump' to the boot-floppies asap.
> 
> Hmm, never heard of pump before, and freshmeat.net doesn't
> have anything on it.  Is it better then dhcp-client?

For the boot-floppies we only need a lightwind client, only need
a couple of features not all.  Thus a smaller client would make
it well.

Regards,

	Joey

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