From: g_remlin <g_remlin@rocketmail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [RFC] IP allocation from local net
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:14:57 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D3C8C41.1020900@rocketmail.com> (raw)
There is a technique often used with embedded devices for allocation of
an IP.
Basically, if the network interface has no current IP every received
packet is
examined (when the destination MAC Address matches that of the device),
the destination IP is checked. If this IP is a valid node IP (i.e. not
broadcast,
multicast etc.) it is allocated to the interface the packet arrived on.
Why ? Combine this with netconsole and no other HCI hardware or software
support is required.
This will require substantial effort to implement the way u-boot network
stack
currently works, is there any interest in such an implementation ?
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2011-01-23 20:14 g_remlin [this message]
2011-01-23 22:48 ` [U-Boot] [RFC] IP allocation from local net Wolfgang Denk
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