FreeLists / openbeosnetteam / [openbeosnetteam] Re: DHCP Client needed, what would stand in the way?

["Philippe Houdoin" <philippe.houdoin@xxxxxxx>]

> I'm interested in getting a DHCP/BOOTP client (and eventually server)
> going under OBOS; is there anything that's "in the way" right now? 

I don't think so.
Thanks to volunteer !
;-)

> Any necessary stuff in libnet or elsewhere not done yet?

Sure. I don't really know what's the best way to implement dhcp (client 
side at last).
Guess we'll need:
- a bootp/dhcp kernel protocol module, listening incoming bootp packets 
and handling 
leases expiration.
- enhance interfaces support to accept dynamic IP address setting, thru 
previous module.
- to modify ifconfig to turn on/off this dynamic IP address support for 
an interface.

But I don't look deeply on DHCP/BOOTP, so that just guessing...

-Philippe

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