Re: dhcp idea

[Gaudenz Steinlin <gaudenz@soziologie.ch>]

Am Mit, den 12.11.2003 schrieb Joey Hess um 01:55:
> Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> > Why not merge dhcp and static?
> > 
> > Try dhcp for some time or until the user hits abort.
> > If dhcp finds any data seed it into debconf and jump to the final
> > summary/acknowldege request in dhcp-static. Buttons there would be
> > <retry dhcp> <edit manual> <continue>.
> > 
> > I realy don't like two programs configuring the same in two ways.
> 
> Well if I were on a network with dhcp but did not want to use dhcp, I
> might want to boot at medium priority and pick static config. Of course
> a combined dhcp+manual configurator could simply ask at medium priority
> before using dhcp with the same effect.
> 
> I have no strong preferences, I just know the current dhcp stuff is
> annoying to a lot of users based on install reports.

As the discussion about this seems to be over, I will start to try to
implement some of the ideas discussed. I plan to do the following:

1. Bring netcfg-dhcp and netcfg-static in a better state (apply
templates polishing, better order of the questions, ..)

2. Integrate netcfg-dhcp and netcfg-static in one udeb. It first asks if
you want to try dhcp or static (prio medium). If dhcp fails, it offers
to retry or go to static configuration.

3. Implement the dhcp background solution.

Any objections?

gaudenz