[pkg-dhcp-devel] Bug#704072: Bug#704072: isc-dhcp-client: dhcp client doesn't work with long interface name

[Andrew Pollock]

severity normal
thanks

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 08:47:54PM +0400, sergio wrote:
> Package: isc-dhcp-client
> Version: 4.2.4-5
> Severity: important
> 
> When iface name is '1234567890123' all works fine.
> 
> When iface name is '12345678901234' I got:
> "dhclient.c:1909: Failed to send 300 byte long packet over
> 12345678901234 interface."
> 
> When iface name is '123456789012345' I got:
> "Bind socket to interface: No such device"

I'll bite, why is your interface named 123456789012345?

I honestly feel like this falls into the "Doctor, it hurts when I do this"
category, so can't possibly be Severity: important.
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