Patch-ID# 105088-01 Keywords: DHCP in.dhcpd interfaces sparc IP fragmentation filter packet Synopsis: PC-Admin 1.5.1: IP fragmentation flags cause DHCP packet to discard Date: Aug/21/97 Solaris Release: 2.4 2.5 2.5.1 SunOS Release: 5.4 5.5 5.5.1 Xref: This patch available on x86 as patch 102914-01 Unbundled Product: PC-Admin Unbundled Release: 1.5.1 Relevant Architectures: sparc BugId's fixed with this patch: 1218914 1234753 Changes incorporated in this version: Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /opt/SUNWpcnet/sbin/in.dhcpd Problem Description: in.dhcpd is filtering packets based on the criteria: "type = UDP and port = 67". This allows some fragmented UDP packets to slip through - namely those which have a data value of 67 at the port offset. This tends to happen fairly frequently during periods of heavy NFS traffic, as NFS tends to produce lots of fragmented UDP packets. Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- Refer to the Install.info file for instructions on using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below as special instructions. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- None.