On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 11:14:38PM +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > >> What is the DHCP client ID, how does one acquire it? > > It is a unique client identifier, defaults to the MAC address. > > Is this the only way a DHCP client can be activated?
Every DHCP client presents the server with a unique ID, and the server responds with an IP address for that ID. That's the way DHCP works. > >> Will a person making installation have to enter it manually? > > It is not required, usually just given as a config option. > > So, the person/user _will_ have to know it before configuring the > machine, right? No, since DHCP servers/clients use the network interface's MAC address as the unique ID. The user has to provide the ID only in case there is no MAC address - the case with ADSL (I think). Binand _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
