Re: DHCP client with minimal functionality and size

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:40:27 +0200
"Zafer Aydogan" <zafer%aydogan.de@localhost> wrote:


> I would like to see it in tree and replace dhclient, because of
> dhclient's inability to request an IP in background. For example, if
> you plug in your ethernet cable after you have booted.
> 
Sure it handles that; it just doesn't wake up immediately.  See the
'retry' parameter in dhclient.conf(5).


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb