On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Dave Duchscher <da...@tamu.edu> wrote:
> On Apr 1, 2014, at 7:48 AM, Rick Miller <vmil...@hostileadmin.com> wrote: > > > > > > The conversation between a DHCP server and client consists of the initial > > DHCP DISCOVER request from the client broadcasted to the network to > which a > > DHCP ACK is expected in reply from an available DHCP server. Upon > receipt > > of DHCP ACK, the client sends another DHCP DISCOVER to the server asking > > for configuration information necessary to initialize networking. The > > server's response is a DHCP OFFER containing all the information > requested > > by the client. > > > > I illustrate this in a sequence diagram describing a PXE workflow for > > FreeBSD installation at > > http://hostileadmin.com/images/FreeBSD_PXE_Install_Workflow.gif. The > first > > four steps in the sequence is the workflow's first DHCP conversation. > > > The description of the DHCP packet flow is incorrect. DHCP packet flow > is the following for clients requesting a new lease. Diagram below > copied from RFC 2131. For clients renewing a lease, only the REQUEST and > ACK steps are done. > Thanks, Dave...I did mix up the terminology. -- Take care Rick Miller _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
