BOOTP/DHCP

[Eric Norum]

Andrew Bythell wrote:
> 
> Hello -
> 
> The RTEMS User Manual claims support for "BOOTP/DHCP".  I realize that
> the two protocols are quite similar, but while BOOTP works, DHCP does
> not.  For my project, using BOOTP is not an option, as I am not allowed,
> nor do I want to have to add hardware addresses to the DHCP server.
> 
> Am I correct in assuming that RTEMS has no DHCP client support?  Does a
> DHCP client for RTEMS exist?
> 

That is correct.
The BOOTP/DHCP code in RTEMS is there only to supply an RTEMS client
with its network parameters.
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Eric Norum                                 eric.norum at usask.ca
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