[En-Nut-Discussion] DHCP on multiple interfaces?

[Harald Kipp]

Thiago A. Corrêa wrote:

> About the reply, I think the request is broadcasted, but the reply is
> targeted, therefore, even if it's not one of the fields, it's possible
> to determine from which interface it came from (and examine the mac
> address field from the ethernet frame).

What do you mean by "the reply is targeted". You mean that the offer is
a unicast packet? How can this be?

DHCP is UDP and the destination of the reply still doesn't have an IP
address. IMHO, the offer reply needs to be a broadcast as well.

Harald