[Info-vax] DHCP problems on OpenVMS 9.2 x86

[Chris Townley]

On 25/04/2023 13:09, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2023-04-25, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>> Den 2023-04-25 kl. 01:41, skrev fsword007 at gmail.com:
>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any solution for fixing DHCP client problems?
>>>
>>>    
>>
>> On VMS?
>> "Don't use it", is the easiest solution.
> 
> I would like to know what the obsession is with DHCP _client_ on a
> _server_ operating system. About the only _possible_ use I can see
> for it is within a small home/office environment when VMS is being
> used as a workstation, not a server, and that's not exactly a place
> for VMS (Phillip not withstanding :-)).
> 
> Simon.
> 
> PS: Talking about Phillip, I haven't see him around here recently.
> Hope he's ok.
> 

One of the main reasons is that most of us (including home users) like 
to control IP addresses in a single place - the DHCP server

As I imagine all VMS users (except perhaps Phillip) will have other 
systems it makes sense

-- 
Chris