Re: Query on DHCP transactions

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter () xs4all nl>]

Hi,

Not really.
Note this is broadcast traffic, judging from the IP address. There  
might be something going on with the unicast/broadcast option.

Thanks,
Jaap

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On 12 mrt 2010, at 01:34, Kok-Yong Tan <ktan () realityartisans com> wrote:

> Before hubbing out and firing up Wireshark, I got curious about
> something while watching a log of DHCP transactions between a DHCP
> server and client: Is it normal after the client has already obtained
> an address, to see continuous attempts by the DHCP server to send
> packets to 255.255.255.255:68 on the DHCP client if the DHCP client
> is no longer asking for an address in a switched network?
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