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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Subject: Re: DOS Kermit and default gateways.
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Date: 31 Mar 00 19:56:37 MDT
Organization: Utah State University
To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <01bf9992$937a3d40$a11367a1@eugraw79.gra.eu.bp.com>, "John Wilson" <john@wilsonjo.demon.co.uk> writes:
> I'm using Kermit 3.16 (Beta) for DOS.
>
> I'm trying to DHCP from an NT server, and it seems to work OK, but ... the
> but being Kermit doesn't seem to pick up the default gateway from DHCP.
> Does DHCP provide a default gateway, and is there a way for Kermit to pick
> this up?
>
> I need the default gateway, because I'm trying to create a boot floppy
> which will work in multiple locations, with the used not necessarily
> knowing what their default gateway will be.
>
> --
> John Wilson
> TEAM OS/2
> john@wilsonjo.demon.co.uk
> URL: http://www.wilsonjo.demon.co.uk
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I responded directly, but for the record MSK does gather default
gateway info from DHCP. What we don't know in this case is what is in the
packets which did arrive into MSK's TCP/IP stack. A packet trace would
be a good start.
Joe D.