Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:18:50 -0400 From: David Rhodus <drhodus@catpa.com> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/defaults rc.conf src/etc/rc.d dhclient Message-ID: <5FDB6FFC-C173-11D7-97C6-000A959B213E@catpa.com> In-Reply-To: <20030729030426.GD8471@dragon.nuxi.com>
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On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 11:04 PM, David O'Brien wrote: > On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 02:34:03PM +0200, Martin Blapp wrote: >> The problem here is that a box not connected to lan with dhcp hangs >> till >> you press CTRL C. > > So? That is how DHCP works. I added the "-1" option so it will time > out. Experience using SuSE which does background its dhcp client, I > think this change is a mistake. Please back that part out. > >> If this change provides errors in some setups, I'll revert it and add >> a option to dhclient to wait at least 5 seconds if no lease has been >> acquired. > > It already waits the proper amount. Please don't change the algorithm. > I appreciate the work you have been doing with the dhclient code Martin. But I agree with David and this change should be backed out. -DR
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