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SubjectRe: 2.2 breaks DHCP, FUD or not ??
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Followup to:  <199808231701.VAA14317@dee.inr.ac.ru>
By author: kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Hello!
>
> > I found this on 'dhcp-server' list. Plse tell me it's not true and
> > that I'm just an ignorant victim of FUD.
>
> It is truth, but not all the truth.
>
> All the truth is that their dhcp client really uses
> both bpf (for BSD), and dlpi (for SunOS), so that claims
> that it is disasterous are nothing but false tears. 8)8)
>
> They will have to learn how to use packet socket finally
> and will have to align their linux support with BSD's one.
> Kernel will not make their work for them.
>
> Actually, several versions of dhcp clients for 2.1
> already exist, ISC could just accept them to their distribution.
>
> Alexey Kuznetsov
>

Isn't there a library which lets you access raw sockets on any
platform (it uses packet sockets on Linux, BPF on BSD, DLPI on SunOS
and I believe it uses SNOOP/DRAIN sockets on IRIX)?

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