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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: I never thought of this scenario
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:42:25 -0000 (UTC)
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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.