Re: lwip with DHCP

[jbranso@dismail.de]

December 17, 2024 at 4:23 AM, "João" <phlogiston@sapo.pt mailto:phlogiston@sapo.pt?to=%22Jo%C3%A3o%22%20%3Cphlogiston%40sapo.pt%3E > wrote:



> 
> Hello Joshua,
> 
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 09:57:57PM +0000, jbranso@dismail.de wrote:
> 
> > 
> > December 13, 2024 at 1:29 PM, "João" <phlogiston@sapo.pt mailto:phlogiston@sapo.pt?to=%22Jo%C3%A3o%22%20%3Cphlogiston%40sapo.pt%3E > wrote:
> >  
> >  I was considering replacing pfinet with lwip, and I came across this message
> >  saying it is not possible to configure lwip via DHCP
> >  https://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2019/07/msg00011.html
> >  
> >  Is this still the case?
> >  Is this an issue with ifupdown, the dhcp client or lwip itself?
> >  
> >  As to configuring lwip with dhcp...I don't believe that is possible.
> >  If it is, let me know. I would love to help test.
> > 
> Thank you for confirming.
> I know you are involved in documentation and editing the wiki. Could I possibly
> suggest adding this information to
> https://darnassus.sceen.net/~hurd-web/hurd/translator/lwip/
> That would be most useful. And if one was able to add information about what is
> missing to make it work, that would be a nice extra.
> 
> Many thanks,
> João

I totally agree!  That is a webpage that needs updating to show people how to use
lwip!  It's on my TODO list, but you are welcome to beat me to it!

I personally download all of the old irc logs and grep through them to find
wiki information as well as reading old mailing lists.

Joshua

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