Except Win95 only supports DHCP.
On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, Adam Prato wrote:
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> On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, Damir Rajnovic wrote:
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> > Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:18:27 +0100 (MET)
> > From: Damir Rajnovic <gaus @
znanost .
hr>
> > To: firewalls @
GreatCircle .
COM
> > Subject: 0.0.0.0 address on LAN
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Someone ask who produce 0.0.0.0 ip address, answer is Win95 (and NT
> > maybe - don't have it around so can't be shure). Here is excerpt:
> >
> > Client: 0.0.0.0 (null) Server 255.255.255.255 (broadcast)
> > OpCode 0x01: BOOTREQUEST , MAC Address Type: 1, MAC Address Length: 6
> > Hops: 0, XID: 0000AF37, trying since 1024 second(s)
> >
> > and that guy have Win95 on his machine.
>
> this looks like a 'bootp' request. Many printers, X terminals, and other
> standalone remote devices use it.
>
> Adam
>
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