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diff --git a/contrib/isc-dhcp/README b/contrib/isc-dhcp/README index 83c03bb..cef3d38 100644 --- a/contrib/isc-dhcp/README +++ b/contrib/isc-dhcp/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Internet Software Consortium Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Distribution - Version 2, Beta 1, Patchlevel 11 - February 8, 1998 + Version 2, Beta 1, Patchlevel 17 + February 27, 1998 This is the first Beta release of Version 2 of the Internet Software Consortium DHCP Distribution. In version 2.0, this distribution @@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ information. On Digital Unix, type ``man pfilt''. To build the DHCP Distribution, unpack the compressed tar file using the tar utility and the gzip command - type something like: - zcat dhcp-2.0b1pl11.tar.gz |tar xvf - + zcat dhcp-2.0b1pl17.tar.gz |tar xvf - -Now, cd to the dhcp-2.0b1pl11 subdirectory that you've just created and +Now, cd to the dhcp-2.0b1pl17 subdirectory that you've just created and configure the source tree by typing: ./configure @@ -232,14 +232,36 @@ must install this extension in order to get dhcpd or dhclient to work. SOLARIS -One problem which has been observed and is not fixed in this patchlevel -has to do with using DLPI on Solaris 2.6 machines, probably only on Intel, -but possibly also on SPARC. The symptom of this problem is that you never -receive any DHCP packets. If you are running Solaris 2.6, and you -encounter this symptom, and you are running the DHCP server on a machine -with a single broadcast network interface, you may wish to edit the -includes/site.h file and uncomment the #define USE_SOCKETS line. Then -type ``make clean; make''. +One problem which has been observed and is not fixed in this +patchlevel has to do with using DLPI on Solaris machines. The symptom +of this problem is that the DHCP server never receives any requests. +If you are using Solaris 2.6, and you encounter this symptom, and +you are running the DHCP server on a machine with a single broadcast +network interface, you may wish to edit the includes/site.h file and +uncomment the #define USE_SOCKETS line. Then type ``make clean; +make''. + +The DHCP client on Solaris will only work with DLPI. If you run it +and it just keeps saying it's sending DHCPREQUEST packets, but never +gets a response, you may be having DLPI trouble as described above. +If so, you are SOL. Also, because Solaris requires you to "plumb" an +interface before it can be detected by the DHCP client, you must +either specify the name(s) of the interface(s) you want to configure +on the command line, or must plumb the interfaces prior to invoking +the DHCP client. This can be done with ``ifconfig iface plumb'', +where iface is the name of the interface (e.g., ``ifconfig hme0 +plumb''). + +It should be noted that Solaris versions from 2.6 onward include a +DHCP client that you can run with ``/sbin/ifconfig iface dhcp start'' +rather than using the ISC DHCP client. The feature set of the Solaris +client is different (not necessarily better or worse) than that of the +ISC client, but in most cases it will be a lot easier for you to just +use that. Please do not ask for help in using the Solaris DHCP client +on Internet Software Consortium mailing lists - that's why you're +paying Sun the big bucks. If you're having a problem with the +Solaris client interoperating with the ISC dhcp server, that's another +matter, but please check with Sun first. SUPPORT |
