DHCP client

[etene]

Hello,

I'm currently working on an async DHCP client for our needs. Florent pointed me to the existing DHCP code in pyroute2, it looks like a great base to start from. Would you be okay with me "taking over" this part of the code in a PR ?

Here's my current plan:

• Switch the existing raw / DHCP socket implementation to asyncio (i got this working locally)
• Write an async client with states and hooks, using the aforementioned DHCP socket for communication (got a basic POC working already)

I'm trying to adapt & write some tests before I push anything. I saw you used udhcpd for this purpose previously, would you mind me using dnsmasq in tests ?

Thanks,
Étienne

[svinota]

Feel free to take over, it would be great to have some reinforcement with this part. If there will be anything I can help with, just ping me. We can also establish some more convenient communication channel than GH issue tracker, might be an IRC channel or something.

[etene]

IRC would be perfect ! I saw a mention of channel pyroute2 on freenode in issue #304, is it still up to date ? I'll join you there because I indeed have a few questions :)

[svinota]

I didn't use IRC for years, so I need some time to revive the channel, if it's possible at all, or to create a new one.

[svinota]

@etene I've registered #pyroute2 channel on libera.chat, but still no bouncer, I will set it asap.