how to get IP is configured in Static or DHCP mode using C program

ashok449 · 01-15-2010, 03:23 AM

Hello All,

how to get IP is configured in Static or DHCP mode uisng C program??

I got IP address using ioctl(fd, SIOCGIFADDR, &ifr), How Can I get IP mode static or dhcp???

Thanks in Advance.
Ashok

jf.argentino · 01-15-2010, 05:14 PM

(maybe ask for a modo to move your thread in the programming forum, nothing to deal with kernel)
Maybe if you have some dhcp server addresses to test, you could try to send a DHCP renewal request with the socket you have?