Terry, it is a wonderful idea -- some of us are stuck on dhcp-based networks. I can't get beyond the firewall without it offering me a dhcp lease, so grabbing new tools when installing for the first time is a bit .. difficult.
So, to whoever gauges the value of these things, put my "me too" vote down. Thanks :) On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 08:30:06PM -0400, Terry Katz wrote: > I hope this wasn't brought up yet (sorry if it was, I haven't been keeping > up to date lately with the list...) > > Would it be possible to update the networking part of the setup a bit? It > would be nice if before asking for you password, if you can have the option > of using dhcp instead (and thus bypassing all the prompts that ask for > ip/gateway/etc..)... I know this means that dhcpcd would have to be included > in base... (it would also be nice to have it work with the pcmcia > network.opts file, and have it add the DHCP=Y line .. ) > > I know one can just install with whatever for ips, and then install dhcp > later and reconfig pcmcia or what-have-you, but it would be nice to have > that support there before the rest of the install happens... (I know the > pcmcia .deb has a configure script that does that, but again .. having it > before the package install starts would be nice .. for instance, for those > of us that like to install off a local mirror rather than cd ... ) > > Good idea? lowsy idea ? (or is this already implemented, and I missed > something?) > > -Terry > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
