> It will let us use a dhcp client in the install programs, this is of > tremendous use to many people as DHCP starts to become much more > popular. I cannot net install a machine at home since that is on a > DHCP cable modem service.
Well, just to clarify this, if you're installing a 4.0 snapshot then you can indeed now do so; it will just be a bit savage in that the installation-time lease will be snapshotted into your /etc/rc.conf in order that the box can reboot for the first time with network connectivity. After that, it's a very good idea to build a new kernel with bpf support enabled and change the ifconfig_foo line in your /etc/rc.conf to say "DHCP" instead of the static lease information it will have in it. Then you're set from then on out. My only desire is that this process be made entirely automatic by enabling you to skip that kernel rebuild part. :) - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
