In a lot of network, administrator configure router for dropping broadcast packet and allows only multicast!
For our customer needs, i decided to implement on my board (without user interface) the possibility to work with double netif on same phy interface: one using dhcp, and one using fixed IP in different family address configured in DHCP server (i.e. LAN uses 10.51.yy.xx and fixed IP is 192.168.0.1). In this way, board could work as client using its dynamic ip, and act as server on fixed ip for maintenance reasons. So the maintenance engineer can use a cross cable and a laptop or can connect a laptop on the same hub of board (to avoid routers drops packet outside the familiy address) We discussed about my idea here: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lwip-devel/2008-02/msg00035.html Piero 2008/2/20, Art R. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > A simple but good way is to have the device do a UDP broadcast of whatever > you want know. It does mean that the PC would need software running on it > to > receive the bcast and do what you want done. > > > > Bill Auerbach wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > This may be straying off topic. What methods can be used for a node > > connected to my lwIP-based device to be able to find out the IP address > > assigned by DHCP or AUTOIP? I don't have a display on the device to > know > > what the IP address is. How can I let the PC wanting to connect to me > > know > > the assigned IP address? > > > > > > > > Thanks much! > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lwip-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lwip-users > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Finding-assigned-IP-address-of-device-tp15596400p15598159.html > Sent from the lwip-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lwip-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lwip-users >
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