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From: Dan Benjamin <dpb@mail.hqs.crc.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: DHCP client for FreeBSD
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 14:13:35 -0500
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> download the ports files in:
> 
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports-current/net/wide-dhcp/
> 
> this will create a server and a client. The client requires Berkeley Packet
> Filter compiled into the kernel. If necessary, see the FAQ about making a
> kernel.

There is also another - a modified version of bootp that we use here.  It even supports 
dynamic assignment and will build the list itself.

There is an article (that I did not write) on this here:

	http://www.computerbits.com/archive/9605/lan9605.htm

-Dan