Re: [MiNT] DHCP for MiNT-Net?

[Robert Krenn <robertk@wombat.ludvika.se>]

On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, Mikko Larjava wrote:

> > If you are using home-ISDN or cable-net, DHCP is used, not PPP
> > negociation.  In fact, PPP isn't used at all in such a case, as
> > Ethernet has its own set of protocols.
> I don't know what kind of ISDN you mean but the one I have at home uses 
> PPP as normal modem. The ISDN box is connected to serial port not to the 
> ethernet. I haven't heard of boxes that use ethernet for connection but 
> that's just me. There's one which uses USB but I don't know anything else 
> about it.

There are ISDN-"modems" and ISDN-routers.  ISDN routers usally uses PPP to
connect to the other end, and then has a ethernet adpter on the local
side. Often you find a built in DHCP server and some masquerading-stuff in
the routers. But you don't need to use the DHCP or the masq.

//Robert