1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/c/sh.c b/c/sh.c
index a8dd09d..3178894 100644
--- a/c/sh.c
+++ b/c/sh.c
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ void main(void) {
     char *tok[16];
     char cwd[40];
     cwd[0] = '/'; cwd[1] = 0;
+    /* bring up networking first: run the DHCP client and wait for it to finish
+       (got a lease, or gave up). Only then drop to the prompt. */
+    {
+        unsigned char d = lookup("dhcp");
+        if (d != NOFD) { if (fork() == 0) exec(d); else wait(); }
+    }
     for (;;) {
         unsigned char nt, i, pipepos, c, bg;
         /* reap finished background jobs */