Add DHCP to 2.4.x ipconfig support
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PATCH 1/1 Add DHCP to 2.4.x ipconfig support
Here is a forward port of the 2.2.x improvements to ipconfig.c. Especially support for DHCP.
Eric
Documentation/Configure.help +15 -0
@@ -3961,6 +3961,21 @@ want to use BOOTP, a BOOTP server must be operating on your network. Read Documentation/nfsroot.txt for details. +DHCP support +CONFIG_IP_PNP_DHCP + If you want your Linux box to mount its whole root filesystem (the + one containing the directory /) from some other computer over the + net via NFS and you want the IP address of your computer to be + discovered automatically at boot time using the DHCP protocol (a + special protocol designed for doing this job), say Y here. In case + the boot ROM of your network card was designed for booting Linux and + does DHCP itself, providing all necessary information on the kernel + command line, you can say N here. + + If unsure, say Y. Note that if you want to use DHCP, a DHCP server + must be operating on your network. Read Documentation/nfsroot.txt + for details. + RARP support CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP If you want your Linux box to mount its whole root file system (the
include/net/ipconfig.h +29 -12
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net/ipv4/Config.in +1 -0
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fi bool ' IP: kernel level autoconfiguration' CONFIG_IP_PNP if [ "$CONFIG_IP_PNP" = "y" ]; then + bool ' IP: DHCP support' CONFIG_IP_PNP_DHCP bool ' IP: BOOTP support' CONFIG_IP_PNP_BOOTP bool ' IP: RARP support' CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP # not yet ready..
net/ipv4/ipconfig.c +527 -158
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