>> The last time this came up I wondered [] whether perhaps an
>> interface flag could be invented to mean "do dhcp".

Probably.  Aren't there over a dozen bits still unassigned?

> Or "this isn't a physical interface, even though it says
> IFF_BROADCAST"?

Why on earth would anyone think IFF_BROADCAST has anything whatsoever
to do with being a "physical interface" (whatever *that* is)?

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