When a DHCPDISCOVERr is sent with option 61 (client-ID), the Wind River Linux 2.0 DHCP server will echo backthe same value in his DHCPOFFER. This will make the client to drop the offer, as per RFC 2131 table 3:
Option DHCPOFFER DHCPACK DHCPNAK
------ --------- ------- -------
Requested IP address MUST NOT MUST NOT MUST NOT
IP address lease time MUST MUST (DHCPREQUEST) MUST NOT
MUST NOT (DHCPINFORM)
Use 'file'/'sname' fields MAY MAY MUST NOT
DHCP message type DHCPOFFER DHCPACK DHCPNAK
Parameter request list MUST NOT MUST NOT MUST NOT
Message SHOULD SHOULD SHOULD
Client identifier MUST NOT MUST NOT MAY <=== offer MUST NOT contain it
Vendor class identifier MAY MAY MAY
Server identifier MUST MUST MUST
Maximum message size MUST NOT MUST NOT MUST NOT
All others MAY MAY MUST NOT
Table 3: Fields and options used by DHCP servers
WIND00163084.zip is for 1.4
WIND00163085.zip is for 1.5
1. Unzip the patch under [install_dir]/updates
2. Install the patch CD by entering the patch CD directory and run setup_linux.
3. This is a source only patch so you will have to build the kernel
4. Issue a make fs and make the kernel in a configured directory.
5. Upload the kernel and rootfs into the target and boot it up.
