ifupdown: mke it possible to use DHCP clients different from udhcp.

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/networking/Config.in b/networking/Config.in
index a40770540..f389fe9d4 100644
--- a/networking/Config.in
+++ b/networking/Config.in
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV4
         default y
         depends on IFUPDOWN
         help
-          If you want busybox to talk IPv4, leave this on.
+          If you want ifup/ifdown to talk IPv4, leave this on.
 
 config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV6
         bool "Enable support for IPv6"
@@ -275,13 +275,14 @@ config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV6
         help
           If you need support for IPv6, turn this option on.
 
-config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPX
-        bool "Enable support for IPX"
-        default n
-        depends on IFUPDOWN
-        help
-          If this option is selected you can use busybox to work with IPX
-          networks.
+### UNUSED
+### config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPX
+###     bool "Enable support for IPX"
+###     default n
+###     depends on IFUPDOWN
+###     help
+###       If this option is selected you can use busybox to work with IPX
+###       networks.
 
 config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_MAPPING
         bool "Enable mapping support"
@@ -291,6 +292,16 @@ config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_MAPPING
           This enables support for the "mapping" stanza, unless you have
           a weird network setup you don't need it.
 
+config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_EXTERNAL_DHCP
+        bool "Enable support for external dhcp clients"
+        default n
+        depends on IFUPDOWN
+        help
+          This enables support for the external dhcp clients. Clients are
+          tried in the following order: dhcpcd, dhclient, pump and udhcpc.
+          Otherwise, if udhcpc applet is enabled, it is used.
+          Otherwise, ifup/ifdown will have no support for DHCP.
+
 config INETD
         bool "inetd"
         default n