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James Miller wrote:
>
> I did have a problem with the dhcp client available at 
> the BL1 download site (my temporary router/firewall uses 
> dhcp).  Was it your creation, or Chris'?  

I think I "borrowed" it from tomsrtbt.

> It seemed to get a dhcp offer and set itself up, 

It gets the addresses and tells you, but it doesn't
actually set them up for you.  You have to do that
by hand.

> Only by finally entering those parameters manually did
> I finally get the thing on the network.  

That's how it works.

> So, the dhcp client for BL1 really seems non-functional.  

On the contrary, it does find out the addresses.  What 
would you do on a dhcp network without it?

> Have you heard feedback from anyone else on it?  

Yeah, several people complained.  But when I tried to get
them to help improve it, they went quiet.  I didn't have
access to a dhcp network myself, so I was dependent on
assistance from users.

Apparently the dhcp client in BL2 works much better (but
again, I have never used it personally).

> I think I'm going to need to switch over to dhcp, so it 
> would be nice if we could get it working.

I can guarantee you that the Xvesa mini-distro I am working 
on will not do dhcp (at least for a long time).  There are 
far more important issues to sort out.


Cheers,
Steven