+ /* We were sending full-sized DHCP packets (zero padded),
+ * but some badly configured servers were seen dropping them.
+ * Apparently they drop all DHCP packets >576 *ethernet* octets big,
+ * whereas they may only drop packets >576 *IP* octets big
+ * (which for typical Ethernet II means 590 octets: 6+6+2 + 576).
+ *
+ * In order to work with those buggy servers,
+ * we truncate packets after end option byte.
+ *
+ * However, RFC 1542 says "The IP Total Length and UDP Length
+ * must be large enough to contain the minimal BOOTP header of 300 octets".
+ * Thus, we retain enough padding to not go below 300 BOOTP bytes.
+ * Some devices have filters which drop DHCP packets shorter than that.
+ */
+ padding = DHCP_OPTIONS_BUFSIZE - 1 - udhcp_end_option(packet.data.options);
+ if (padding > DHCP_SIZE - 300)
+ padding = DHCP_SIZE - 300;
+