Richard Menedetter wrote:
>
> BOOTP is the ancient version of DHCP.
>
> It supplies you with the most vital network information.
> (your IP, netmask, DNS servers ...)
>
> When a computer starts up, it can broadcast a BOOTP request, and the BOOTP
> server answers to the MAC address of the sender, telling him his IP ...
>
> EPPPD can emulate a bootp server.
> (eg it filters out BOOTP requests, and answers to them, with the correct
> values)
>
> IP address no longer needed, if bootp emulation is used.
Do you mean that ANYONE can elect to use BOOTP and get around the problem
of the missing .log when EPPPD is loaded high ?
If so, what are the drawbacks ? Why aren't we doing it ?
Sorry I didn't pick up on the missing Re:, Mike.<g>
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