DHCP client

Client for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (IPv4 version) More...

Functions
syscall	dhcpClient (int descrp, uint timeout, struct dhcpData *data)

Detailed Description

Client for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (IPv4 version)

Function Documentation

syscall dhcpClient	(	int	descrp,
		uint	timeout,
		struct dhcpData *	data
	)

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) client for IPv4 autoconfiguration.

TODO: This function returns immediately once the IP address has been assigned. It does not handle renewing leases.

Parameters

[in]	descrp	Device descriptor for the network device on which to open the DHCP client on. This must be a network device that is open but has no network interface brought up on it.
[in]	timeout	Seconds to wait before timing out (must be a positive integer).
[out]	data	On success, this structure is filled in with the information about the IPv4 configuration. At least the ip and mask members will be valid. The gateway, bootfile, and next_server members are optional and will be left as all 0's if not provided.

Returns

::OK if successful; ::SYSERR if sending a DHCPDISCOVER packet failed or if a parameter was invalid; ::TIMEOUT if timed out.