RE: DHCP in the kernel

From: Eric Lammerts (eric@lammerts.org)
Date: Mon Jul 17 2000 - 18:42:06 EST


On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Happy wrote:
> is it still possible to get the root file system over nfs like in 2.2

yes.

> On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Robert M. Love wrote:
> > So, yes, kernel-level IP autoconfiguration is gone forever -- but the
> > alternative userspace implementation is the Right Thing.

Bootp and rarp are still there.
But I agree that doing bootp/dhcp and nfsroot from userspace would be
a better solution.

Eric

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