[WinMac] Re: DCHP-based Intranet

Michael bartosh(bartosh[at]tamu.edu)
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 20:16:53 -0500

At 7:43 PM -0400 7/7/99, Daniel L. Schwartz wrote:
>
> Actually, almost all of the advice you have received is correct... But
>almost is only good enough in horseshoes & hand grenades!
>
> If you are running MacOS 8.5 or 8.5.1, you will need to select "BootP
>Server" instead of "DHCP Server," in the TCP/IP control panel, due to a
>flaw in those versions of Open Transport. MacOS 8.6 fixed this known
>(Apple) engineering bug.
>
> This bug manifests itself especially on networks that run the
>DHCP Server
>Service on Windows NT/Server. And, it's an Apple bug, not an NT bug.

Again, an 'Apple' bug I have not seen manifest itself on anything but
NT, and then only with insanely short lease times.

-mab

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