On Sat, 08 Feb 1997 09:46:14 -0500 
 Ted Lemon <mellon@fugue.com> wrote:

 > I actually would like to propose some kernel changes to support DHCP
 > clienthood at some point, but I need to think about it a bit first.
 > The problem is that it should be possible to guarantee that the kernel
 > stops using an IP address once the lease runs out, and I think this
 > should be done by having a kernel process or event sitting around
 > removing addresses when they expire.   Any flames about The Right Way
 > of doing this would be considered with great interest.

Hmm, seems like this is very similar to how routing table (including arp)
entries expire... could probably use a similar mechanism...

Jason R. Thorpe                                       thorpej@nas.nasa.gov
NASA Ames Research Center                               Home: 408.866.1912
NAS: M/S 258-6                                          Work: 415.604.0935
Moffett Field, CA 94035                                Pager: 415.428.6939