How to let the DHCP client eventually accept a OFFER when no OFFER satisfies client's requirement?

[Sten Carlsen]

I could think of this as one host moving between networks and using this
ressource if available, but I don't know the purpose of this request.

On 15/06/12 12:00, Simon Hobson wrote:
> Vasiliy Molostov wrote:
>
>> So you do not `require` ndn option on client, but instruct server to
>> offer
>> one.
>
> I think he's concerned that there may be more than one server - and he
> wants to take an offer with the custom option if possible. Ie, not
> necessarily taking the first offer that comes along.
> He will need to configure the client to ask for it - as it's not one
> of the handful that are automatically included, if the client doesn't
> ask for it, it won't be offered (without overriding the option list at
> the server end).
>
> I'm inclined to suggest that if you don't have enough control of your
> network to ensure that only "properly configured" servers are on the
> network, then you have other issues to think about.
>

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Best regards

Sten Carlsen

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       "MALE BOVINE MANURE!!!"

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