Andrew Brown <atatat@atatdot.net> writes:
> >It doesn't matter.  The client is required to put its MAC address in
> >the dhcp packet payload so it is always available there.
> 
> certainly, but i've often found it more informative to look at the
> ethernet header itself to find out exactly where packets are coming
> from.

Since an dhcp can come from a relay agent, the mac address itself
isn't interesting.

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