RE: DHCP in base install
If I recall correctly, there is going to be the option of setting up dhcp
from the network portion of the installation .. The bootdisks just aren't
finished yet .. (correct me if i'm wrong on this one .. )
-Terry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Stark [mailto:gsstark@mit.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 11:35 AM
> To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> Subject: DHCP in base install
>
>
>
> I don't know if this has already been brought up, but I don't see
> it in the
> logs:
>
> The base disks _need_ a dhcp client. Absolutely. It is common already and
> becoming more common to have office environments where the only
> place to get
> an ip address is by dhcp.
>
> Asking users to write down ip addresses from windows then reboot
> and use those
> ip addresses is a huge obstacle to put in their way. I tried to get some
> officemates to use Debian instead of Redhat and getting the
> network going in
> the first place was the single biggest problem.
>
> --
> greg
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