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Re: [dhcwg] Query Regarding DHCP Lease time, Rebind Time and Renewal Time.

Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon@nominum.com> Fri, 22 October 2010 14:59 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dhcwg] Query Regarding DHCP Lease time, Rebind Time and Renewal Time.
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On Oct 22, 2010, at 5:55 AM, Bud Millwood wrote:
> If the lease length is 0, then nothing about the offer is valid at all, IMO, and it should be discarded.

That's right.   If you try to process it, you will flood the network.

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