Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] DHCP-Monitoring of Gateways

[Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch>]

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Hi,

> we're running batman 2013.4, having multiple Gateways. For doing so,
> we'd like to monitor the availability of every dhcp-server on each Gateway.
> 
> I noticed: If DHCP-Packages (even unicast ones) that unicast
> DHCP-Requests / Discovery are unanswered, if
> -> they're sent locally on a gateway
> -> sent to a gateway not "chosen" (according to batctl gwl) by the
> monitoring host.
> 
> What's the best way of monitoring all DHCP-Servers? Is there a way to
> set up a monitoring node, that can reach all DHCP-Servers?
> If not, how can request an ip address locally?

if you don't wish batman to interfere with your DHCP requests I suggest to 
disable the gateway mode.

Cheers,
Marek

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