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Altera_Forum
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20 years ago

DHCP fails with Win2k

I'm using ecos with a Nios II dev board based on a Cyclone II. I am using v5.1 of Quartus and Nios with service pack 2, and I downloaded ecos very recently so I tihnk I have the latest versions o...
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20 years ago

To check that this is a Win2k related problem I have brought my Nios dev board home and tried it with the DHCP server built into my cable modem & router at home. It worked first time (As I suspected it would!).

My next move is going to be to try and modify the ecos DHCP client code to make it use the IP address it received from the server even if the server doesn't follow up with an ACK in reply. I'm not too happy about doing that but I can't think of another solution right now.

Mike