Re: DHCP in the kernel

[Wakko Warner]

> IP configuration, such as that, has been relegated to userland, where it
> belongs.  There exists (somewhere, i am sure) a userspace dhcp client for IP
> configuration.
> 
> So, yes, kernel-level IP autoconfiguration is gone forever -- but the
> alternative userspace implementation is the Right Thing.

I hope atleast bootp stays in.  I wouldn't want to have to create an initrd
that has to be downloaded (slowing boot).

Another one.  At work, I use a boot disk that basically just has the kernel
cat'd to the disk.  No bootloader so initrd would be useless since there's
no way to get the initrd image nor anyway of getting an IP to get it.

IMO, bootp should stay in.

> > On the 2.2.16 kernel, I could choose "IP; kernel level
> > autoconfiguration" and then choose "DHCP", "BOOTP" or "ARP". I made
> > successfull experiments with BOOTP and DHCP but the latter brought very
> > interesting things to my work.
> > I tried the 2.3 and 2.4 kernels, but this feature seems to have
> > disapear.
> > Does anyone know why or knows if DHCP autoconfiguration is abandonned
> > forever.

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