Re: [SLE] Can XP ICS support SuSe DHCP?

From: Paul W. Abrahams (abrahams_at_acm.org)
Date: 02/28/04

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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:09:29 -0500

    On Friday 27 February 2004 9:56 pm, gchris@bellsouth.net wrote:
    > Örn Hansen wrote:
    > > A router is a cheap box, that doesn't draw much electricity and is quite
    > > stable. It's a cheap, but relyable solution. Your problem doesn't have
    to
    > > be, because MS has made it's own proprietary DHCP solution which isn't
    > > interoperaple with standard DHCP clients ... but the router thing, is a
    good
    > > solution none the less and is guaranteed to work.
    > >
    > You are absolutely correct from an engineering point of view. If this
    > network was starting from scratch your approach is certainly the correct
    > one. Unfortunately, this is a working, existing network where Linux is
    > trying to become a player. The network works to M$ defined standards
    > (which admittedly are proprietary). The question is, can Linux work
    > in this environment or must the network be redesigned to accommodate one
    > Linux box? My thinking is that if Linux expects to take desktop business
    > away from M$ it had better be able to be a "drop in" replacement.
    >
    > I fully agree that a dedicated router is a far more reliable solution
    > than anything based on a PC, whether it is running Linux or Windows.
    > But the first question to be answered is "Will a Linux box work here?",
    > not "How should the network be designed?".

    Seems that the choice between a dedicated $50 router box and a computer that
    provides an ICS-style interface depends on the context.

    Paul Abrahams 

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