Package: isc-dhcp Version: isc-dhcp_4.3.1-6 The isc-dhcp software does not recognize ipoib (IP over Infiniband) devices. For example trying to bring up the interface when it is configured to use dhcp results in:
$ ifup ib0 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.1 Copyright 2004-2014 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Unsupported device type 32 for "ib0" If you think you have received this message due to a bug rather than a configuration issue please read the section on submitting bugs on either our web page at www.isc.org or in the README file before submitting a bug. These pages explain the proper process and the information we find helpful for debugging.. exiting. Failed to bring up ib0. I got similar results trying to use isc-dhcp-relay. The Ubuntu bug report with patches is here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/isc-dhcp/+bug/1401141 Thanks, Brendan Moloney