From: Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>
To: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking
<b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.net>
Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 3/3] batman-adv: send DHCP requests directly to the chosen gw
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:00:19 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201001051800.19928.lindner_marek@yahoo.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100105064349.GF9585@lunn.ch>
On Tuesday 05 January 2010 14:43:49 you wrote:
> Say the DHCP server is running in client mode. It has also been
> requested to broadcast its replies, not unicast the replies.
>
> http://blogs.technet.com/teamdhcp/archive/2009/02/12/dhcp-broadcast-flag-ha
> ndling-in-windows-7.aspx
>
> If i'm reading this code correctly, it will end up sending the DHCP
> reply messages by unicast to the best gateway, not the DHCP client?
I don't really get your question.
The batman-adv gwclient will encapsulate the DHCP discover / request packets
in ethernet unicast headers instead of broadcast headers to make sure only the
best gateway receives these broadcasts.
The server's replies won't be affected at all.
Regards,
Marek
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-05 10:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-01-04 15:44 [B.A.T.M.A.N.] batman-adv gateway support Marek Lindner
2010-01-04 15:46 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 1/3] batman-adv: adding gateway functionality Marek Lindner
2010-01-04 15:46 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 2/3] batctl: add support for gateway mode Marek Lindner
2010-01-04 15:46 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 3/3] batman-adv: send DHCP requests directly to the chosen gw Marek Lindner
2010-01-05 6:43 ` Andrew Lunn
2010-01-05 10:00 ` Marek Lindner [this message]
2010-01-05 11:09 ` Andrew Lunn
2010-01-04 16:48 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] batman-adv gateway support predrag balorda
2010-01-04 16:55 ` Sven Eckelmann
[not found] ` <de7865071001040856u1b661bdcxb319ffe60b2b367b@mail.gmail.com>
2010-01-04 17:02 ` Sven Eckelmann
2010-01-04 20:23 ` Donald Gordon
2010-01-04 20:58 ` Andrew Lunn
2010-01-04 21:20 ` Donald Gordon
2010-01-04 21:45 ` Linus Lüssing
2010-01-04 22:27 ` Donald Gordon
2010-01-05 6:31 ` Andrew Lunn
2010-01-05 9:50 ` Marek Lindner
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