Re: eth0

[dman <dsh8290@rit.edu>]

On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 06:52:38PM -0300, Michel Loos wrote:
| <snip>
| > However, if your ip is assigned dynamically through a dhcp server (like
| > cable modems, for example), you should also install dhcpcd (apt-get
| > install dhcpcd).
| 
| Cable modem here and no dhcpd installed. It works fine.
| Why should I install a DHCP server ?

dhcpcd is not a DHCP server.  It is a client (the 'cd' stands for
"client daemon").  Some say it is a very broken client, and it isn't
in woody/sid anymore.  Use the 'dhcp-client' package instead for
client side DHCP.

The reason for running a DHCP server is to server out IP addresses on
a network.  I run one because I can take the laptop from work to my
house and it is easier to plug it in with DHCP than to reconfigure it
every time I move it.

-D

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