Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:00:07 -0800 From: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The short and curlies of vista networking Message-ID: <200906201000.07392.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <ade45ae90906181451ld2ff287j5eca91701ef43ba4@mail.gmail.com> References: <200906180941.04597.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <200906181328.35326.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <ade45ae90906181451ld2ff287j5eca91701ef43ba4@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thursday 18 June 2009 13:51:32 Tim Judd wrote: > Replies inline > > On 6/18/09, Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> wrote: > > On Thursday 18 June 2009 10:27:44 Tim Judd wrote: > >> Long ago in 2007, I saw a M$ article that describes that Vista has an > >> extremely short delay period to get an IP. If it doesn't get it > >> within 1 second, it gives up (and maybe tries again). Common DHCP > >> servers ping an IP address, wait 1 second for a reply, and if no > >> reply, assumes the IP is available and leases it to the booting > >> computer. > > > > ISC-dhcpd doesn't work that way. It keeps a lease db and assumes it's db > > is the authority on available iP's for the range. > > dhcpd.conf(5) > search for ping-check or ping-timeout > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dhcpd.conf&apropos=0&sektion=5&man >path=FreeBSD+7.2-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html Be that as it may, the offers always occur within the same second: Jun 18 08:56:24 gate dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:c0:a8:f1:e8:c3 (Tyler-PC) via bridge0 Jun 18 08:56:24 gate dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.2.251 to 00:c0:a8:f1:e8:c3 (Tyler-PC) via bridge0 I will disable the ping check in today's tests though. -- Mel
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