[syslinux] [PATCH] docs: explain the danger of IPAPPEND 1

[Ferenc Wagner]

Ferenc Wagner <wferi at niif.hu> writes:

> Signed-off-by: Ferenc Wagner <Ferenc Wagner wferi at niif.hu>

I mean:

Signed-off-by: Ferenc Wagner <wferi at niif.hu>

> ---
>  doc/syslinux.txt |    9 ++++-----
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/syslinux.txt b/doc/syslinux.txt
> index 76cae24..0ec2695 100644
> --- a/doc/syslinux.txt
> +++ b/doc/syslinux.txt
> @@ -163,11 +163,10 @@ IPAPPEND flag_val			[PXELINUX only]
>  
>  	... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
>  
> -	THE USE OF THIS OPTION IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  If you have to use
> -	it, it is probably an indication that your network configuration
> -	is broken.  Using just "ip=dhcp" on the kernel command line
> -	is a preferrable option, or, better yet, run dhcpcd/dhclient,
> -	from an initrd if necessary.
> +	NOTE: The use of this option is no substitute for running a
> +	DHCP client in the booted system.  Without regular renewals,
> +	the lease acquired by the PXE BIOS will expire, making the
> +	IP address available for reuse by the DHCP server. 
>  
>  	2: indicates that an option of the following format
>  	should be generated and added to the kernel command line: