Re: msk dhcpcd tcpdump problem

[Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost>]

cube%cubidou.net@localhost said:
> I would setting promiscuous mode on the interface somehow notifies
> userland and dhcpcd retries getting an address.

I'd guess setting promisc mode needs a reset, and this
makes that the link status goes down temporarily.

> Can't say if it is a
> bug or not that dhcpcd renews its lease

It is OK that it monitors the link status and gets a new lease
it it has reason to suspect that it got gonnected to a different
network.

best regards
Matthias



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