[Dnsmasq-discuss] Linux and MacOS cannot get DHCP address

[Simon Kelley]

Chris Blake wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Simon Kelley <simon at thekelleys.org.uk> wrote:
>> Ah yes, it doesn't seem to be possible to set that unconditionally. In that
>> case try something like
>>
>> dhcp-broadcast=#dummy
>>
>> which will have the same effect.
>>
>> As an aside, I can't recall any reason for not allowing dhcp-broadcast to be unconditional: I'll fix that for the next release.>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Simon.
> 
> Hi Simon,
> 
> I appended the #dummy condition, and the Linux machines are now able
> to get a DHCP address, with firewall both on and off.

OK, that pretty much confirms it's a problem with non-broadcasts. It's 
worth finding and fixing this: not all DHCP transactions can use 
broadcast, and in the current state you may find that, eg clients can 
get a DHCP lease, but they can't renew it.

> 
> Thank you for sharing your knowledge and assisting me with my problem,
> I appreciate your help.
> 

My pleasure.

Simon.