dhclient - DHCP w/ manual address?
Chris Zimmermann
cbzimmermann at mac.com
Thu Jun 15 17:40:24 UTC 2006
Is it possible to configure dhclient to operate in the mode where it
specifies the address it wants to use, but will request the options
via DHCP; DHCP with manual address?
I believe this occurs by the client sending a DHCPINFORM (containing
the requested options) rather than a DHCPDISCOVER to initiate the
negotiation. The options should be returned from the DHCP server via
the DHCPACK, rather than a DHCPOFFER.
I know dhcpd supports this from the server side, so I would imagine
dhclient supports it on the client. I just can't find anything in
dhclient(8), dhclient.conf(5), or dhcpd-options(5) regarding this.
If I'm missing something, can someone please point me in the right
direction?
Thanks,
Chris
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Chris Zimmermann
cbzimmermann at mac.com
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