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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/networking/networkapp.t')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/networking/networkapp.t b/doc/networking/networkapp.t index 19b3940d4f..38bbadd7b5 100644 --- a/doc/networking/networkapp.t +++ b/doc/networking/networkapp.t @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ and initializing the @code{rtems_bsdnet_configuration} structure. The structure entries are described in the following table. -If your application uses BOOTP to obtain network configuration +If your application uses BOOTP/DHCP to obtain network configuration information and if you are happy with the default values described below, you need to provide only the first two entries in this structure. @@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ You must provide a value for this entry since there is no default value for it. @item void (*bootp)(void) This entry should be set to @code{rtems_bsdnet_do_bootp} -if your application will use BOOTP to obtain network configuration information. +if your application will use BOOTP/DHCP +to obtain network configuration information. It should be set to @code{NULL} -if your application does not use BOOTP. +if your application does not use BOOTP/DHCP. @item int network_task_priority @@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ If a value of 0 is specified, 128 kbytes will be allocated. @item char *hostname The host name of the system. If this, or any of the following, entries are @code{NULL} the value -may be obtained from a BOOTP server. +may be obtained from a BOOTP/DHCP server. @item char *domainname The name of the Internet domain to which the system belongs. @@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ Network devices are specified and configured by declaring and initializing a The structure entries are described in the following table. An application which uses a single network interface, gets network configuration information -from a BOOTP server, and uses the default values for all driver +from a BOOTP/DHCP server, and uses the default values for all driver parameters needs to initialize only the first two entries in the structure. @@ -166,13 +167,13 @@ last network interface. The Internet address of the device, specified in `dotted decimal' (@code{129.128.4.2}) form, or @code{NULL} if the device configuration information is being obtained from a -BOOTP server. +BOOTP/DHCP server. @item char *ip_netmask The Internet inetwork mask of the device, specified in `dotted decimal' (@code{255.255.255.0}) form, or @code{NULL} if the device configuration information is being obtained from a -BOOTP server. +BOOTP/DHCP server. @item void *hardware_address @@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ A complete network configuration specification can be as simple as the one shown in the following example. This configuration uses a single network interface, gets network configuration information -from a BOOTP server, and uses the default values for all driver +from a BOOTP/DHCP server, and uses the default values for all driver parameters. @example |