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From: Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us>
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Subject: Re: I never thought of this scenario
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:01:12 +0200
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 00:40:12 -0500, Grant Taylor wrote:
>
>> On 4/12/24 22:26, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> The broadcast used in DHCP is 255.255.255.255, which is by definition
>>> not routable.
>> 
>> That's not the only (destination) address that DHCP uses.
>
>It can’t use any other, because remember, the client doesn’t have an 
>address that anybody can use, at this point.

"This point" being the start of the protocol. You should look beyond
the initial exchange.

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