FreeLists / openbeosnetteam / [openbeosnetteam] Re: DHCP Project Specs Needed

["David Enderson" <DEnderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Philippe,

> Yep, I understand, but I'm here like everyone, balancing 
> small amount of free times and a tall todo tasks list. I 
> acknowledge that I'm currently focusing away of networking 
> kit ATM, and unfortunatly even Haiku as a whole...
> I will try to improve that issue.
> 

I understand you are a volunteer like the rest of us.  I felt bad after
I sent that email because I was worried that I sounded mad.  I really
wasn't annoyed.  I understand how this works.  :-)  I was just asking
for information clarification.

Thanks for your work, and I'll look forward to the spec.

MY STATUS:

The reason I asked about changing the IP, is that I am far enough along
with my code that I think I've got the basic and most important request
negotiation done.  However, when I run the program again I get the same
IP over and over, even when I change the fake MAC address.  I think my
particular DHCP server doesn't mark the IP as "assigned" until it
actually handles packets using the new IP.  However, I can't test this
theory without actually changing the OS's IP.  If I'm right and that is
the only issue, then I have basic DHCP leasing done.  And if every DHCP
server in the world gave leases with no end time, my work would be done
except for integration.

That is why I still plan on installing Haiku and doing the rest of my
work from it, because most of the development I have left is really
integration.  That makes me happy.  :-)

--David