dhcpcd-discuss

Re: Dhcpcd and UDP port 68 (bootp client)

Leonid Isaev

Mon Sep 01 18:58:05 2014

Hi,

On Mon, Sep 01, 2014 at 03:38:24PM +0100, Roy Marples wrote:
> >So, why does dhcpcd not bind to the interface right from the start, but
> >rather
> >after renewing the lease? I am also attaching the relevant fragment of the
> >log
> >file...
> 
> Basically it binds to the address on the interface to send renews AFTER
> it has obtained a lease.
> This should be re-written to use sendmsg to specify the from address instead
> of binding
> as it currently does.
> 

Ah, cool, thanks for the explanation (and "fix" of course). 

Cheers,
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Dhcpcd and UDP port 68 (bootp client)Leonid Isaev
Re: Dhcpcd and UDP port 68 (bootp client)Roy Marples
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