Re: [lwip-users] fixed IP and DCHP on the same net interface?

[Alain M.]

The real question is: do you really want to do that? what if you connect 
2 cameras, what happens? plus the problem on another message...

IMHO, this would work better:
try DHCP for some time, withou any ip, then use autoip...

Alain

Piero 74 escreveu:
> Hi all
>
> I tested a network camera, which seems work in this way:
>
> it has a DHCP client inside, which starts on power on. But until an IP 
> from DHCP server is available, it answers on fixed ip (i.e. 192.168.1.3)
>
> Can i do the same using lwip?
>
> I tried to bring up an interface with fixed IP and after start DHCP, but 
> it doesn't work: i didn't receive a new ip address from DHCP server.
>
> I saw DHCP traffic using wireshark: in normal situation, DHCP client 
> sends packet from 0.0.0.0 to broadcast, and the server answers, in my 
> situation i have DHCP request from 192.168.1.3 to broadcast...
> i suppose this could be the problem
>
> Any idea??
>
> Thanks,
> Piero