I say with 99% certainty that assigning 0.0.0.0 to
the interface is a requirement of dhcp.
You can't stop using it and expect dhcp to work.
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Alexander N. Kabaev" writes:
>FreeBSD dhclient-script assigns 0.0.0.0 address to the interface in PREINIT
>in order to bring interface up. Windows seems to do that as well or
>there is no sane explanation for the relatively big number of these nasty
>messages I am getting every time MediaOne network goes down and several PCs
>sharing the same cable network segment attempt to renew their lease at the sam
>e
>time.
>
>
>On 07-Apr-00 Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
>>> The message in question can be extremely useful in case there is IP address
>>> clash on the local network. I suggest we just change the code in question t
>o
>>> ignore clashes over 0.0.0.0 address only.
>>
>> No, don't do that, anyone arping 0.0.0.0 on any network around here
>> I sure as heck want to know about it asap! Someone someplace on
>> that stupid telco's DSL bridged network is mis-configured and
>> sending out arp messages for the 0 addresses. Easy enough to
>> cause though:
>>
>> ifconfig xx0 0.0.0.0 up
>>
>> should do the trick...
>>
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>Date: 07-Apr-00
>Time: 14:35:14
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