[arch-releng] dhcpcd vs dhclient (WAS: Re: Additional packages on Live/Install images?)

[Dieter Plaetinck]

On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:01:33 +0200
Gerhard Brauer <gerbra at archlinux.de> wrote:

> Am Sonntag, den 02.08.2009, 13:51 +0200 schrieb Dieter Plaetinck:
> > On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:47:21 +0200
> > Gerhard Brauer <gerbra at archlinux.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > Am Sonntag, den 02.08.2009, 12:14 +0200 schrieb Gerhard Brauer:
> > > > 
> > > > I try to add ca-certificates and vpnc on a test build...
> > > 
> > > Ok, i added:
> > > netcfg
> > > rsync
> > > dhclient
> > > ca-certificates
> > > vpnc
> > > 
> > > This increase image size by ~1MB, so it is acceptable IMHO.
> > > 
> > > Gerhard
> > > 
> > 
> > So, what does dhclient do that dhcpcd can't?
> 
> dhcpcd (in the actual version 5.x) has some problems with crappy routers
> resp. DHCP-Server on those (the popular FritzBox is often one of them).
> In this case sometimes a dynamic IP could obtain via dhclient when
> dhcpcd timed out...
> 
> > Dieter
> 
> Gerhard
> 
> 

So for AIF we should switch to dhclient?
Dieter