[openbeosnetteam] Re: r18408 moved to network

On 2006-08-12 at 20:39:32 [+0200], Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
[ ... ]
> 
> I thought net_server should only be needed if you need:
> * inetd functionality
> * dynamic configuration loading (node monitoring of config files)
> 
> it could also contain any tray icon stuff.
> 
> DHCP needs a running server, too, to see if a lease has to be renewed
> whatever. For future zeroconf/Bonjour functionality, this probably also
> need a server of some kind. Since I thought the stack should be as self
> -containing as possible, having DHCP support built-in sounds not too
> bad to me (especially with Bonjour like stuff to come).
> But if you think that's insane, and net_server should handle this, I'd
> be okay with this, too.

Well, I was just curious as to why you thought DHCP was required to live in 
the kernel >:o)

Having DHCP live in userland would make it possible for the user to replace 
it with something else, though. And I personally would prefer it if the 
kernel wouldn't create any (UDP-) sockets by itself, but if there would be a 
clear border between the kernel providiing the basic protocols and the 
userland creating the services and sockets.
But that is just my personal taste, of course.

cheers,
        Oliver

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