> But if I used dhcp-client or dhclient I > didn't get even that far, so I'm not terribly interested in trying them > again unless someone cares to explain why pump is a bad idea. (Sorry > Sean, but saying "pump is pure crap", with or without a smiley face is > insulting, patronizing, and potentially actionable). Either leave out > the sermons, or tell us WHY it's crap.
Without going into long winded technical issues the summary is: * it does not follow the RFC in a few important ways * when Debian tried to use it as the default dhcp client many of our users reported failures getting leases, especially users of red/round robin cable service (I forget the exact name). And for fun: * it was written by the enemy (Red Hat) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
