Re: Prepackaged kernels in Potato not configured for DHCP

[Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@mdj.nada.kth.se>]

David Starner <dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu> writes:

> On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 08:32:49PM +0100, Mikael Djurfeldt wrote:
> > I just tried to install a Potato system for a colleague.
> > 
> > It reminded me of the fact that one has to recompile the kernels
> > distributed with Potato in order to use DHCP.
> 
> Why? I don't use the standard kernels, but it was my impression
> that dhcp is entirely outside the kernel. To support that, I don't
> remember any option on it while configuring the kernel, and I
> know that it depends on a dhcp client being installed. (dhcpcd
> is my preferened version in Debian.) Install that and you should
> be fine.

dhcp-client-2.2.x doesn't work unless CONFIG_PACKET and CONFIG_FILTER
are enabled.  They are not enabled in the prepackaged kernels.