> From: Denys Vlasenko [mailto:[email protected]]
> >>> Unfortunately, a few ISP's provide multi-server DHCP setups. Most of
> >>> them are buggy, but they are exists  :( For example - Beeline ISP,
> >>> Ekaterinburg, Russia.
> >>
> >> If "always select very first received server reply" doesn't work for
> >> them, then their installation is broken IMO.
> >
> > Yes, you are absolutely right, but in some places it is monopoly ISP
> > :( And customers claims go to trash can - "windows works" it is
> > typical answer.
> 
> udhcpc (IPv4) has the same problem: it doesn't collect many offers, it
uses
> the first one.
> 
> If we want to fix this behavior, let's fix it in both IPv4 and
> IPv6 clients. It is not particularly hard to fix, in fact.

Actually, we're using following patch for selecting the right offer
Please refer attach, it's for pre-1.19

Best Regards, Vladislav Grishenko



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