Just how sucky is w2k DHCP-client?
And the answer is: unfathomably.
Turns out that the usually befuddled graphical ip-configuration tool is actually far better in understanding DHCP-offers than the usually way more reliable command line tool. And by better I mean “actually functional” in the above - the ipconfig-tool seems to fail to register any incoming offers.
And the one who explains how the ipconfig expects the devices to be named gets a beer. No, make it two beers. You name the place and beverage. I’ll gladly supply the suds and funds. Sheesh.
Well. At least this incident provded that there’s no reason not to install ethereal to seek out what the sad excuse of a DHCP-client is actually doing.
Yes. All was not well in Lavonardo HQ with regard to continuous wireless operations.
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