BOOTP/DHCP

[Nick.SIMON at syntegra.bt.co.uk]

Is it possible that confusion has arisen from the fact that most (but not
all!) DHCP servers will also keep BOOTP clients happy?  If the RTEMS stack
will talk "pure" DHCP, even with infinite leases, that would solve a problem
for me.


-- Nick Simon 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Bythell [mailto:abythell at nortelnetworks.com]
> Sent: 22 November 2000 16:24
> To: rtems-users at oarcorp.com
> Subject: BOOTP/DHCP
> 
> 
> 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?
> 
> -- 
> Andrew Bythell
> Nortel Networks    System Verification 
> Ottawa, Ontario Canada    esn.39.56930 
> tel.613.765-6930      fax.613.763-7795
> 


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