dhcpinform or dhcprequest
Simon Hobson
dhcp1 at thehobsons.co.uk
Wed Sep 2 12:39:44 UTC 2009
Tom Schmitt wrote:
>offer, sends a request and finally gets an acknowledge from the DHCP server.
>And, at least with my configuration, the DHCP server is sending an
>update to the DNS with the name and IP of the client.
>
>So far no problem.
>
>But the first lease the client is getting from the DHCP server has
>only a short leasetime and the client is requiered to renew the
>lease.
The initial lease does not have to be short, and that is not the
default setup for the ISC server.
>Now to the question:
>In my understanding the client should at some point before the
>leasetime is ended (normally at half the leasetime) send a
>DHCPREQUEST to renew its lease. Then the DHCP server would send a
>DHCPACK with a longer leastime.
Correct
>But what I see in the logfile of the DHCP server is something else:
>At half of the leasetime the client is sending a DHCPINFORM instead
>of a DHCPREQUEST.
>The DHCP server is answering with a DHCPACK but the leasetime stay
>the same, the lease is not renewed.
DHCP Inform is not for lease renewal - it is separate and is designed
to allow applications to query the server for options. Internet
Explorer is a well known example of this, it will do a DHCP Inform to
find out if it should be using a proxy (amongst other stuff).
>A few minutes later the leasetime is ended and the DHCP server sends
>an update to the DNS, deleting the entry of the client.
>But the client still uses this IP, only now having trouble because
>of the missing DNS entry.
>
>My question:
>Is this really a problem on clientside? (If yes, know anyone a
>solution for this?)
Yes, it's a broken client - very broken.
Hard to see how much more broken it could be.
- Attempts to renew using DHCP Inform
- Fails to renew
- Continues using address
Solution, ditch the client ! Of course, if the vendor can fix it then
demand that they do.
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