My IP address with DHCP

[Chuck Hallenbeck]

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Hi Greg,

Sorry for the confusion. I misinterpreted the phrase "dhcp server
address" to mean the address of the server, but I am convinced
now that it meant the address given to me by the server. Anyway,
proceeding on that assumption works and nothing else makes sense.

Thanks.

Chuck

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Gregory Nowak wrote:

> Yeah, I have to agree with Steve here, there is no sense in a script asking
> for the address of a dhcp server, I haven't seen a program that asks
> for such a thing yet. When a dhcp client wants to contact a dhcp
> server to obtain an ip address, it broadcasts a pac request on I
> believe 255.255.255.255 on udp port 67, and the dhcp server for the
> network to which the client is connected responds. The address
> reported as the inet addr for your network interface by ifconfig is
> your address (the one the rest of the world contacts you by, and the
> one you use when contacting the rest of the world).
>
> Greg



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