> On Jul 29, 2016, at 11:58 AM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > The client surely doesn't need an IP address to communicate with a dhcp > server? With a wired connection association is automatically present and > I suspect the initial communication involves a MAC and not an IP address. > > With WiFi the purpose of association is to have both ends of the > invisible cable connected. Obtaining an address with dhcp then proceeds > as with a wired connection. > > Having said that (and not moved a solution to your problem further on) I > have no idea what significance "Setting false IP..." has.
-- Glenn English
