Re: DHCP for Linux 2.1.x?

by-tor@by-tor.dyn.ml.org
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 01:23:43 -0400 (EDT)


On Sun, 23 Aug 1998 tytso@mit.edu wrote:

>
> Recent e-mail exchanges on this list have led me to believe that the
> answer to this is no, but I wanted to ask it explicitly in case someone
> didn't notice the implied question initially....
>
> Does anyone have a DHCP client which works with the latest revs of Linux
> 2.1?

I use the ISC DHCP client with kernel 2.1.117... It gives a couple of
error messages, but otherwise it works fine...

SIOCSIFNETMASK: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFBRDADDR: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCADDRT: File exists
Listening on Socket/eth0/unattached
Sending on Socket/eth0/unattached
DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPNAK from <snip>
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 28
DHCPOFFER from <snip>
subnet-mask: 4 extra bytes
subnet-mask: 4 extra bytes
DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK from <snip>
subnet-mask: 4 extra bytes
subnet-mask: 4 extra bytes
SIOCADDRT: File exists
bound to <snip> -- renewal in 86400 seconds.

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