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authorDavid Hankins <dhankins@isc.org>2007-05-19 18:47:15 +0000
committerDavid Hankins <dhankins@isc.org>2007-05-19 18:47:15 +0000
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- Replaced ./configure shellscripting with GNU Autoconf. [ISC-Bugs #16405b]
- RELNOTES/README++ - s/wether/whether/ in dhcp-options.5 manpage edits.
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Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Distribution
- Version 4.0.0-2007041300
- April 13, 2007
+ Version 4.0.0a1
+ May 19, 2007
README FILE
- **********************************************************************
- *** This is NOT a public release, and should not be redistributed. ***
- **********************************************************************
-
You should read this file carefully before trying to install or use
the ISC DHCP Distribution.
@@ -96,18 +92,15 @@ directory, it may not have up-to-date information).
RELEASE STATUS
-This is a snapshot release of work leading up to the first alpha
-of ISC DHCP 4.0.0, a feature release bent to the purpose of implemeting
-DHCPv6.
+This is the first alpha realse of ISC DHCP 4.0.0, a feature release
+bent to the purpose of implementing DHCPv6.
-In this release, the server and relay agent are currently fully
-functional on Linux, and Solaris. The software may also runon other
-systems.
+In this release, the DHCPv6 server should be fully functional on Linux,
+Solaris, or any BSD. The DHCPv6 client should be similarly functional
+except on Solaris.
-The DHCP client currently only knows how to configure the network on
-Linux. The client depends on a system-dependent shell script to do
-network configuration - support for other operating systems is simply
-a matter of porting this shell script to the new platform.
+The DHCPv4 server, relay, and client, should be fully functional
+on Linux, Solaris, any BSD, HPUX, SCO, NextSTEP, and Irix.
If you are running the DHCP distribution on a machine which is a
firewall, or if there is a firewall between your DHCP server(s) and
@@ -136,13 +129,13 @@ information. On Digital Unix, type ``man pfilt''.
To build the DHCP Distribution, unpack the compressed tar file using
the tar utility and the gzip command - type something like:
- gunzip dhcp-4.0.0-2007041300.tar.gz
- tar xvf dhcp-4.0.0-2007041300.tar
+ gunzip dhcp-4.0.0a1.tar.gz
+ tar xvf dhcp-4.0.0a1.tar
CONFIGURING IT
-Now, cd to the dhcp-dhcp-4.0.0-2007041300 subdirectory that you've
-just created and configure the source tree by typing:
+Now, cd to the dhcp-dhcp-4.0.0a1 subdirectory that you've just
+created and configure the source tree by typing:
./configure