Re: DHCP client setup for @Home
>>>>> "PB" == Phil Brutsche <pbrutsch@tux.creighton.edu> writes:
PB> dhclient (that's the name of the executable in the dhcp-client
PB> package) is the best (imo) dhcp client for unix-type systems.
PB> That would explain why NetBSD, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD use dhclient
PB> in their bootup sequence when you select "automatic interface
PB> configuration" (or something like that).
PB>
PB> IMO the only reason pump is being used is lack of space on the
PB> root floppy.
PB>
PB> You weren't doing anything wrong. pump simply doesn't work
PB> very well.
PB>
So, does this mean that if I try and install potato on my home system
using the boot floppies (to avoid having to burn 1 or more CDs) and I
select the DHCP net configuration option for doing a network/internet
install that the installation will fail ?
Is this a bug in pump ? If it fails to work (for an @Home setup like
mine) then why is pump allowed into potato or debian at all ?
I plan to reinstall potato on my home system using the boot floppies
over the weekend and will see how well the DHCP configuration works
then.
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