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Joe Hershbergerd22c3382012-05-23 08:00:12 +00001------------------------------------------
2 Link-local IP address auto-configuration
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4
5Negotiate with other link-local clients on the local network
6for an address that doesn't require explicit configuration.
7This is especially useful if a DHCP server cannot be guaranteed
8to exist in all environments that the device must operate.
9
10This is an implementation of RFC3927.
11
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13 Commands
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15
16When CONFIG_CMD_LINK_LOCAL is defined in the board config file,
17the "linklocal" command is available. This running this will
18take approximately 5 seconds while the address is negotiated.
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21 Environment interation
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23
24The "llipaddr" variable is set with the most recently
25negotiated address and is preferred in future negotiations.
26
27The "ipaddr", "netmask", and "gatewayip" variables are set
28after successful negotiation to enable network access.
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31 Limitations
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33
34RFC3927 requires that addresses are continuously checked to
35avoid conflicts, however this can only happen when the NetLoop
36is getting called. It is possible for a conflict to go undetected
37until a command that accesses the network is executed.
38
39Using NetConsole is one way to ensure that NetLoop is always
40processing packets and monitoring for conflicts.
41
42This is also not a concern if the feature is use to connect
43directly to another machine that may not be running a DHCP server.
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46 Example script
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48
49This script allows use of DHCP and/or Link-local controlled
50by env variables. It depends on CONFIG_CMD_LINK_LOCAL, CONFIG_CMD_DHCP,
51and CONFIG_BOOTP_MAY_FAIL.
52If both fail or are disabled, static settings are used.
53
54#define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
55 "ipconfigcmd=if test \\\"$dhcpenabled\\\" -ne 0;" \
56 "then " \
57 "dhcpfail=0;dhcp || dhcpfail=1;" \
58 "else " \
59 "dhcpfail=-1;" \
60 "fi;" \
61 "if test \\\"$linklocalenabled\\\" -ne 0 -a " \
62 "\\\"$dhcpfail\\\" -ne 0;" \
63 "then " \
64 "linklocal;" \
65 "llfail=0;" \
66 "else " \
67 "llfail=-1;" \
68 "fi;" \
69 "if test \\\"$llfail\\\" -ne 0 -a " \
70 "\\\"$dhcpfail\\\" -ne 0; " \
71 "then " \
72 "setenv ipaddr $sipaddr; " \
73 "setenv netmask $snetmask; " \
74 "setenv gatewayip $sgatewayip; " \
75 "fi;\0" \