Re: wicd trouble -- continued
On Thu 28 Jul 2016 at 15:15:52 -0600, Glenn English wrote:
> > On Jul 28, 2016, at 1:27 PM, David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > The answer may lie in the logs. Mine contains the lines
> >
> > 2016/07/28 07:35:36 :: Setting false IP... ←----------
>
> Ah! They set an IP that will get to the DHCP server. I assume that the AP
> will send out something on the Ethernet that makes some sense to the DHCP
> server.
The client surely doesn't need an IP address to communicate with a dhcp
server? With a wired connection association is automatically present and
I suspect the initial communication involves a MAC and not an IP address.
With WiFi the purpose of association is to have both ends of the
invisible cable connected. Obtaining an address with dhcp then proceeds
as with a wired connection.
Having said that (and not moved a solution to your problem further on) I
have no idea what significance "Setting false IP..." has.
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