dhcpv4: offer a valid configuration with DHCP NAK
} else if (reqmsg == DHCPV4_MSG_REQUEST && reqaddr.s_addr &&
reqaddr.s_addr != htonl(lease->addr)) {
msg = DHCPV4_MSG_NAK;
- lease = NULL;
+ /*
+ * DHCP client requested an IP which we can't offer to him. Probably the
+ * client changed the network. The reply type is set to DHCPV4_MSG_NAK,
+ * because the client should not use that IP.
+ *
+ * For modern devices we build an answer that includes a valid IP, like
+ * a DHCPV4_MSG_ACK. The client will use that IP and doesn't need to
+ * perform additional DHCP round trips.
+ *
+ */
}
if (reqmsg == DHCPV4_MSG_DECLINE || reqmsg == DHCPV4_MSG_RELEASE)