5.3 + dhclient: bpf needed in kernel config?

[Tobias Roth]

On Mon, Nov 01, 2004 at 03:57:31AM -0800, Brooks Davis wrote:
> > 
> > Is something else, unusual, needed in 5.3, that is critical
> > to dhclient?
> 
> dhclient works with GENERIC and I believe all you need is bpf.
> 
> There is no default address for dhclient so that's not your problem.
> Even if there were a default it would almost certaintly be in the
> Microsoft autoconfig address space which is not part of the 192.168/16
> network.  It is possiable you are using an unexpired prior lease in
> /var/db/dhclient.leases.  I'd tend to suspect your dhcp server or a NIC
> driver bug.

my cablemodem assigns me adresses within 192.168/16 when it cannot get
a connection.

cheers, t.