Subject: Re: netbsd DHCP vendor class identifier (VCI)
To: Steven M.Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 11/14/2005 14:33:43
On Nov 10, 2005, at 6:42 PM, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:

> In message <4373EB41.2040905@tadpole.com>, "Garrett D'Amore" writes:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've noticed that the NetBSD in-kernel DHCP client sends a vendor  
>> class
>> identifier which is made up as follows:
>>
>>    snprintf(vci, sizeof(vci), "%s:%s:kernel:%s", ostype, MACHINE,
>>        osrelease);
>>
>
> In-kernel dhcp client?  I don't think there is one on NetBSD.

There is a very simple one for mounting the root file system.  libsa  
also contains one for the boot loader.

>
> 		--Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
>

-- thorpej