#786350 isc-dhcp doesn't work with infiniband ipoib

Package:
src:isc-dhcp
Source:
isc-dhcp
Submitter:
Brendan Moloney
Date:
2026-08-05 17:33:59 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#786350#5
Date:
2015-05-20 20:08:31 UTC
From:
To:
The isc-dhcp software does not recognize ipoib (IP over Infiniband) devices.
For example trying to bring up the interface when it is configured to use
dhcp results in:

$ ifup ib0
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.1
Copyright 2004-2014 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/

Unsupported device type 32 for "ib0"

If you think you have received this message due to a bug rather
than a configuration issue please read the section on submitting
bugs on either our web page at www.isc.org or in the README file
before submitting a bug.  These pages explain the proper
process and the information we find helpful for debugging..

exiting.
Failed to bring up ib0.


I got similar results trying to use isc-dhcp-relay. The Ubuntu bug report with patches is here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/isc-dhcp/+bug/1401141

Thanks,
Brendan Moloney

#786350#22
Date:
2026-08-05 17:31:09 UTC
From:
To:
Dear submitter,

as the package isc-dhcp has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports.  We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.

For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/1143544

The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using https://snapshot.debian.org/.

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