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

Harald Kipp harald.kipp at egnite.de
Fri Dec 11 18:47:25 CET 2009


Robert von Knobloch wrote:
>       Sorry to intrude, but this may help. As the DHCPDISCOVER packet
>       should contain the mac address of the client

Intruders are most welcome. :-)

>       instead it should be broadcast (using 255.255.255.255 OR
>       xxx.yyy.zzz.255 for the adapter's subnet - either are allowed per RFC)

You are not able to broadcast to xxx.yyy.zzz.255, because you don't know
xxx.yyy.zzz. You do not even know the netmask.

Harald




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