On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 11:43:10AM -0400, Mark Hahn wrote: > >Yes, ipappend is enticing for that reason; however HPA's stated > >preference is ipappend is not used. > > do you know why? it seems perverse to force an unnecessary dhcp. > other than somehow preserving the information from the bios, > or reading and decoding the NIC state (neither sounds practical), > I think ipappend is a good and clean solution.
Agreed. But, I assume network configuration is viewed as a userland activity, and not something the kernel per-se should be involved in--your "simple convenience" argument of earlier. -- David N. Lombard, Intel, Irvine, CA I do not speak for Intel Corporation; all comments are strictly my own. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
