[Dnsmasq-discuss] Re: DNSmasq should warn when using unsupported
dhcp option
C.Lee Taylor
leet at leenx.co.za
Tue Mar 28 13:05:25 BST 2006
> Did your DHCP client ask for the value of option 252? Look for
> "requested options" in the DHCPDISCOVER and DHCPREQUEST packets. Most
> likely it isn't asking, which is why it doesn't get send. Windows often
> asks for WPAD info later, using a DHCPINFORM request. I assume that is
> generated by the browser, not the networking subsystem.
I'm not too sure about the DHCP stuff, but I know that in Win2K, under
the Internet Explorer, Connections, LAN Settings, the option
Automatically detect settings must be ticketed. Which, if I remember
correctly, only does the DHCP request stuff when the browser is lunched.
Hope that helps.
Mailed
Lee
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