>From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <d...@newsguy.com> > >>Steve Kargl wrote: >> >> > > The plan is to make a boot floppy / boot CDROM with a DHCP client on it. >> >> Content-Type: text/BLOAT >> >> These should be left has ports. > >I disagree. It is very common nowadays to need to extract your IP >address through DHCP. Not having a DHCP boot floppy/cd is a serious >disadvantage. >
Make a boot floppy with BPF and a DHCP client. When a user installs via the network, ensure a VERY PROMINENT splash screen indicates that the basic NO-BPF kernel has been installed (ie - the normal distribution kernel) and that NO DHCP CLIENT is installed on the hard drive and that the BPF will NOT be available upon reboot. Then offer the option to install either the WIDE or ISC client via the package mechanism and a BPF-enabled GENERIC kernel. This mechanism ensures that people in a DHCP environment can install via the network without causing the security- and bloat-minded people to have a brain hemmorage. If the installers using the DHCP boot disk don't follow the instructions and install a proper package or a BPF-enabled kernel, they are SOL for not having read the dialog boxes. --Jason j.b.george<at>ieee.org jbg<at>masterplan.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
