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Date:      Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:40:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
To:        jim.king@mail.sstar.com (Jim King)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: DHCP client/server integration (import proposal)
Message-ID:  <199804170140.SAA03406@bubba.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980416075501.0091f500@mail.sstar.com> from Jim King at "Apr 16, 98 07:55:01 am"

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Jim King writes:
> But this brings up another question:  If the DHCP client only gets NAK
> responses should it still allocate a 10/8 address for itself, or should it
> take this to mean that it shouldn't be using the network at all?

Good question.. this should only happen if all the addresses are
used up. I'd say it shouldn't be using the network at all... but
try again later. Talking on 10/8 is probably not going to help anything.

-Archie

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