Internet Software Consortium
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Distribution
- Version 2, Beta 1, Patchlevel 8
- December 23, 1998
+ Version 2, Beta 1, Patchlevel 9
+ February 3, 1998
Release Notes
using are disciplined quickly.
This version is now in Beta testing, and is planned for release in
-mid-1998. It has a number of new features, and is the release that we
+mid-1999. It has a number of new features, and is the release that we
would expect sites that want some stability but need the new lease
testing feature, or need a client or relay agent. Note that it is
possible to run the Version 1 server with the Version 2 client.
future, and is intended for sites that are in a position to
experiment, or for sites that desperately need the new features.
- CHANGES FROM VERSION 2.0 BETA 1 PATCHLEVEL 6
+ CHANGES FROM VERSION 2.0 BETA 1 PATCHLEVEL 8
+
+- Fix socket API fallback setup code, which was causing Linux servers
+ and clients to loop endlessly on select when run as daemons.
+
+- Add support for Linux 2.2 version number (treated the same as Linux
+ 2.1, for now).
+
+- Correct apparent error in DHCPREQUEST destination address handling
+ when in INIT-REBOOT state.
+
+- Do not set BROADCAST flag if we have a valid IP address.
+
+- Remove hard-coded filenames and use system-specific manifest
+ constants.
+
+- Add entry and exit hooks to Linux dhclient-script (should be added
+ to all operating systems once tested).
+
+- Test for linux major and minor version so as to correctly invoke
+ network configuration programs.
+
+- Add support for Linux's gratuitous name change of bpf_insn structure
+ (can't pollute precious Linux sources with the "Berkeley" word, I
+ guess.
+
+- Correct USE_BPF_{SEND,RECEIVE} ifdefs for if_reinitialize_*
+ functions.
+
+- Ensure that we have ifreq structure before initializing interface -
+ if an interface was specified on the command line on Linux, this was
+ not the case.
+
+- Get rid of references to enstamp structure in lpf.c. Correctly
+ declare and initialize sock_fprog structure (aka bpf_filter
+ structure on non-Linux machines).
+
+- Define ssize_t on Ultrix.
+
+
+
+ CHANGES FROM VERSION 2.0 BETA 1 PATCHLEVEL 6
- Add support for Linux Packet Filter (thanks to Brian Murrell, Interlinx).