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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: I never thought of this scenario
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:47:57 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 00:54:11 -0500, Grant Taylor wrote:

> Notice how the client sends a DHCP renew request to the DHCP server, not
> the DHCP relay agent.  It does this across a routed network.

The only reason the relay agent is needed is because DHCP itself is not 
routable.