Re: IP4 Config Troubles with DHCP

["Cohen, Eugene" <eugene@hp.com>]

Jianxin,

> I want to confirm with you the steps to reproduce the issue:
> 
> 1. Set policy to DHCP.
> 2. If DHCP process is not complete yet, then run one App to invoke the
> UDP4 Configure with "UseDefaultAddress = TRUE" (loop to keep calling
> Udp4->Configure until Ip4Mode.IsConfigured changes to TRUE)
> 3. Even DHCP succeed but Ip4Mode.IsConfigured flag never set to
> TRUE     ---- failure here!!!
> 
> Above steps right?

Yes, that summarizes it well.

> Actually, you don't need to retry the UDP configuration loop according
> the Ip4Mode.IsConfigured flag. You are only recommended to set a
> timer to check the mapping status after the configuration:

This is exactly what we used to do.  Recently it stopped working which is why we now have to re-do service binding creation and configuration.

> If DHCP process succeed, Ip4Mode.IsConfigured should be updated. If
> not, any bug may be existed.

>From the traces I've looked at I can clearly see that the DHCP process as finished (lease acquired) and that Ip4Mode.IsConfigured is still FALSE.  I'll send you a detailed trace of this separately.

So yes, I think there is a bug that crept in.

Eugene