dhcpcd has removed the rapid_commit option

dhcpcd has removed the rapid_commit option

[Adolf Belka]

Hi All,

In the latest dhcpcd-10.2.3 release they have removed the rapid_commit option from their standard dhcpcd.conf file.

Their commit message for the change is

"dhcpcd: Remove option rapid_commit from dhcpcd.conf
Apparently some ISPs report they support it by sending the option
back, but the reality is they don't."

The option will still work with ISP's that properly support it so I don't believe that we need to change anything as we can either run with the option or without via the setup program.

So we weren't the only ones having problems.

Regards,

Adolf.

Re: dhcpcd has removed the rapid_commit option

[Michael Tremer]

Hello Adolf,

That is not surprising at all then. I was wondering how the default would work in other places when it could not have.

I suppose all the downsides are still there, so making it configurable is not a bad idea. This would reflect our current implementation.

Best,
-Michael

> On 19 May 2025, at 13:47, Adolf Belka <adolf.belka@ipfire.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> In the latest dhcpcd-10.2.3 release they have removed the rapid_commit option from their standard dhcpcd.conf file.
> 
> Their commit message for the change is
> 
> "dhcpcd: Remove option rapid_commit from dhcpcd.conf
> Apparently some ISPs report they support it by sending the option
> back, but the reality is they don't."
> 
> The option will still work with ISP's that properly support it so I don't believe that we need to change anything as we can either run with the option or without via the setup program.
> 
> So we weren't the only ones having problems.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Adolf.
>