ISC DHCP server always ACKs DHCPREQUESTs without checking the server identier

[Jordan Gordeev]

Glenn Satchell wrote:
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>2007 12:51:48 UTC
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>>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:50:02 +0200
>>From: Jordan Gordeev <jgordeev at dir.bg>
>>To: dhcp-users at isc.org
>>Subject: ISC DHCP server always ACKs DHCPREQUESTs without checking the server 
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>identier
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>>I am using the ISC DHCP server version 3.0.5. Most of the DHCP clients 
>>on my network have host declarations with fixed adresses. I have noticed 
>>that the server  sends DHCPACK messages to clients requesting (via 
>>DHCPREQUEST) leases from other DHCP server. I have looked at the source 
>>code and have noticed that the server identier in DHCPREQUEST messages 
>>is not used. I'm wondering why the server behaves like that.
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>If you run failover, then both servers know about each other's leases.
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>regards,
>-glenn
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I'm not using failover. I'd really like to know the reason for ACKing 
REQUESTs for other servers.