Re: "Renew" in Win95
Ralph Droms <droms@reef.bucknell.edu> Wed, 28 February 1996 22:58 UTC
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From: Ralph Droms <droms@reef.bucknell.edu>
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Subject: Re: "Renew" in Win95
Fred Lien wrote: >I just pushed the "Renew" button in Win95, and my dhcp >server didn't know how to react. The renew packet is unicast, >which I believe is legal, but bypasses having the relay agent >place it's ip address in the GIADDR field. Since my server >does simple socket io, the server has no idea that the >client is in another subnet. What are the semantics of the "Renew" button - simulate T1 expiration to request an extension of the current lease? If so, the server should be able to identify a renewal request because the client's IP address should be in the 'ciaddr' field. - Ralph
- Re: "Renew" in Win95 Ralph Droms
- Re: "Renew" in Win95 Michael J. Lewis