Darren Reed writes: > And when dhcpinfo doesn't work because someone has taken the > DHCP server offline (temporarily)?
I think you're confused about dhcpinfo. That command does _not_ send any messages on the wire. It doesn't query the (or any) DHCP server, so it doesn't matter whether the DHCP server is on- or off-line. Instead, it uses a private interface to get information out of the local DHCP client (dhcpagent) regarding the current lease. > Does dhcpinfo tell you today what your settings were yesterday > with a reboot or two inbetween? No. But it does tell you exactly what DHCP-derived information is available at any point in time. If you want to pursue the lease-history or logging mechanisms, that's fine, but I'm not sure how it could be considered to be related to NWAM. NWAM has a narrower focus: discovering and setting configuration parameters. Can we at least drop the nwam-interest list from this thread? -- James Carlson, KISS Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
