[Dnsmasq-discuss] DHCPINFORM not handled correctly

[Ibens Wouter]

Thank you for your quick reply.

It did not cause any problems, just a failing test.

Kind regards,
Wouter
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From: dnsmasq-discuss-bounces at lists.thekelleys.org.uk [dnsmasq-discuss-bounces at lists.thekelleys.org.uk] On Behalf Of Simon Kelley [simon at thekelleys.org.uk]
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 2:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] DHCPINFORM not handled correctly

On 05/11/12 12:17, Ibens Wouter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> While performing some tests with dnsmasq I found out that DHCPINFORM
> messages are not processed as RFC2131 specifies. In the case a client
> with an active lease sends a DHCPINFORM message, dnsmasq sends an ACK
> with the lease time included. This behavior is coded in rfc2131.c
> lines 1402-1406, however the RFC states;
>
> "Servers receiving a DHCPINFORM message construct a DHCPACK message
> with any local configuration parameters appropriate for the client
> without: allocating a new address, checking for an existing binding,
> filling in 'yiaddr' or including lease time parameters."
>
> I wonder whether there are valid reasons for this alternative
> behavior.

None that I can recall. I think it's just a bug.

I'll upload a fix later today. Thanks for the the report.

Out of interest, did this cause problems with your system?



Cheers,

Simon.


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