> Why not implement DHCP? It could be used more than one then ;-)
Well, I don't think DHCP support in the kernel is a good idea,
because
(1) Linux machines are usually switched on during all the day,
so assignment of dynamic IP addresses doesn't improve anything.
(2) All DHCP options can be passed as BOOTP vendor extensions
(RFC 1533). The only exceptions are the fixed-time leases discussed
above.
(3) Full DHCP support would require a daemon running all the time
handling the re-allocation of dynamic IP addresses.
(4) All DHCP servers should be able to handle BOOTP requests.
If someone thinks DHCP _is_ useful for Linux, I'll try to
implement it...
Martin