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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I’ve
been reading through the RFC and it seems that a client will send a DHCPINFORM
request if it would like some configuration parameters and has a static
address, or from my experience if it would like some information that was not
provided by the server. If I specify every option that we are providing to the
client, ie, IP, subnet mask, gateway, dns servers, lease length, domain name,
maybe ntp servers, is there a time when the client would ignore some option
such as the gateway address provided during the discover/offer/request/ack
cycle and use an inform to request this information? Or would a more likely use
be a windows client looking for wins servers or some other information that was
not provided initially?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>What
could potentially be broken if the server does not respond to DHCPINFORM
requests?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I’m
trying to understand how the inform fits into the whole picture… <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ben
Wiechman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Wisper
High Speed Internet<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Office:
866.394.7737<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Direct:
320.256.0184<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cell:
320.247.3224<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>ben@wisper-wireless.com</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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