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8 years ago

DHCP HostName definition in a socket server eth project

Hi all, I have developed a Nios FW with MicroC/OS-II and NicheStack TCP/IP, like the "simple socket server". Now I have enabled the DHCP option and the system runs correcty because the Router...
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8 years ago

Hi Christian,

this functionality you have to implement within the client user application. After the DHCP server has assigned an IP-address to your Nios Host you can see the matching MAC-address in the rooting table. So you will be able to identify the connected Nios Host by his MAC-address. The lower 3 Bytes of the MAC-adress you can specify in the Nios firmware using get_mac_adddress().

Jens