I upgraded from net-misc/dhcpcd-3.2.3 to net-misc/dhcpcd-4.0.1-r1. I noticed that the vram USE flag is now removed and the compat USE flag added (to enable command line compatibility with the dhcpcd-3.x version).
Unfortunately, this change was also noticed by my router, which will no longer serve the static IP address that I have set up on it for my laptop. I recall a similar problem occurring with a previous version and the solution was to add the vram USE flag. I could of course ring up the router manufacturers and have a go at their router implementation - but hey, they may just find my behaviour a tad unreasonable. ;-) What happens is that without the vram flag the router reads not the MAC address of, say: 01:00:1B:2F:A7:01:DF but something like this instead: FD:65:74:68:90:00:01:01:00:0E:95:9F:D7:01:00:1B:2F:A7:01:DF In other words, the router receives a ClientID probably based on the DUID field which is not recognised by the router as the correct MAC. I can set the correct IP address manually at the laptop, but what I'd rather have is a dhcpcd implementation that works with, not against my router and the fields that it expects to read. What shall I do, have a go at the router manufacturer all the same? -- Regards, Mick
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