2.2 kernel okay, but bootpc fails

[Tino Schwarze <tino.schwarze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de>]

Hi Matt,
> I just installed a 2.2.0 linux kernel, and everything works except
> bootpc, which is used to give me an IP at startup.  The boot process
> freezes when bootpc tries to startup, but dies with the message "no
> response from BOOTPC server" (or something to that effect).  However,
> I booted with my old (2.0.36) kernel, and bootpc works fine.
> 
> I checked, and my ethernet card is loaded okay, and before bootpc
> tries to do anything.
> 
> Any offhand hints, or do I need to give more info?
2.2.0 has built-in BOOTP support!
Select Networking->IP: kernel level autoconfiguration->BOOTP support
in Kernel config.

HTH! Tino.