+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #769463 +++

Description of problem:

When providing a classless static route with a 0.0.0.0 next-hop address, dhclient fails. Unfortunately, multicast routes *must* have an empty next-hop address otherwise Linux will send the frame to the gateway, rather than the group MAC address.

The exact issue is at line 430 of dhclient-script, which tests if a gateway is reachable. It should special-case out 0.0.0.0 to allow static routing for link-local addresses (including IPv4 multicast) which will not have a next-hop. DHCPd does not reject these items.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

dhclient-4.2.3-4.P1.fc16.x86_64

How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add option 121 to a server
2. Try to get a lease with option 121
  
Actual results:

Routes with a 0.0.0.0 next-hop are not added.

Expected results:

Routes with a 0.0.0.0 next-hop should be added as link-local/gateway-less routes.

Additional info:

Patch to dhclient-script:


--- /sbin/dhclient-script	2011-12-09 15:56:49.000000000 -0500
+++ dhclient-script	2011-12-20 17:12:46.002690685 -0500
@@ -427,7 +427,13 @@
                 fi
                 gateway=${static_routes[$i+1]}
 
-                if is_router_reachable ${gateway}; then
+		if [ "${gateway}" = "0.0.0.0" ]; then
+			valid_gateway=0
+		else
+			is_router_reachable ${gateway}
+			valid_gateway=$?
+		fi
+                if [ ${valid_gateway} -eq 0 ]; then
                     metric=''
                     for t in ${route_targets[@]}; do
                         if [ ${t} = ${target} ]; then

--- Additional comment from Jiri Popelka on 2011-12-21 06:10:34 EST ---

Thanks. What about ?

diff --git a/dhclient-script b/dhclient-script
@@ -427,7 +427,8 @@ dhconfig() {
                 fi
                 gateway=${static_routes[$i+1]}
 
-                if is_router_reachable ${gateway}; then
+                if [ "${gateway}" = "0.0.0.0" ] ||
+                   is_router_reachable ${gateway}; then
                     metric=''
                     for t in ${route_targets[@]}; do
                         if [ ${t} = ${target} ]; then

--- Additional comment from James Cape on 2011-12-21 06:28:43 EST ---

Looks like it will work. I've coiped/pasted the static routes section into /etc/dhcp/dhclient-up-hook (or whatever it's called), so I'll test with it later today.

Latest dhcpd can be used to test this by doing this:

scope ... {
  // static route for 224.0.0.0/4 to 0.0.0.0
  option classless-static-routes 4.224 0.0.0.0;
}

should end up with:

$ ip route
...
224.0.0.0/4 dev em2  proto static
$ 

on the client.

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2012-01-23 10:28:18 EST ---

dhcp-4.2.3-6.P2.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/dhcp-4.2.3-6.P2.fc16

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2012-01-23 16:54:36 EST ---

Package dhcp-4.2.3-6.P2.fc16:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 16 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing dhcp-4.2.3-6.P2.fc16'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-0822/dhcp-4.2.3-6.P2.fc16
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2012-01-27 22:32:00 EST ---

dhcp-4.2.3-6.P2.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.