> From: rune.k...@gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:15:03 +0200
> Subject: Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] DHCP not working for netmask 255.255.0.0?
> To: ag...@hotmail.com
> CC: dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk
>
> > my one wireless machine would not acquire a lease.
>
> Is dnsmasq only used as DHCP-server by that single machine? If other
> clients use dnsmasq as well, does it work for them?
It's the DHCP server for several machines. I only had the laptop running at
the time which is why I noticed. I tried it with a second machine (a PDA) with
the same results.
>
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 03:34, A C<ag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Well, it seems to start up normally. It just never seems to get a DHCP
> > request. There's nothing in the logs after the initial startup messages
> > (like loading /etc/ethers). As soon as I revert the netmask on the router
> > to 255.255.255.0 everything starts working again.
>
> Maybe you have a firewall running that blocks broadcast? A change of
> netmask may require a change of the firewall setup as well.
There's no broadcast firewall set up on the internal network. The only
firewall is on the WAN side of the router. A quick double check confirms there
are no anti-broadcast rules on the LAN side.
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