[openbeos] DHCP (was: Re: Re: StyledEdit issues :...)

  • From: François Revol <revol@xxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 18:34:54 +0100 (CET)

En réponse à Charlie Clark <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> 
> On 2002-11-07 at 15:23:42 [+0100], openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > thx..but this is not what I want. I want to test my DHCP client..I
> will 
> > port it..compile it and then start it..I will make discovery. I will
> find 
> > a DHCP server. I will be served with an IP address witch I need to se
> as 
> > local IP..how can I do that? from code I mean. I wrote the DHCP 
> > client..by my DHCP client just prints out the settings that he
> receives 
> > from the server..well this is not enough.. :-)!! I must also apply
> this 
> > settings to a network interface(from C++ code).. how can I do that?
> 
> oops programming, not really my area :-)
> You need to look in the API docs which are called the Be Book
> http://bang.dhs.org/be/bebook/The%20Network%20Kit/index.html
> 
> I hope that helps. You might also want to join the network kit group's
> 
> mailing list if you're interested in doing networking stuff.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> 


Changing the IP address normally is just dont through an ioctl()
Check the netkit headers, I'm sure you'll find it.

François.




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