DHCP times out in ethernet example

[Altera_Forum]

I try to run the example "Nios II Ethernet Simple Socket Server 

on MAX 10 FPGA Development Kit". However, instead of  "Acquired IP address via DHCP client for interface: et1¨   in step 7 of the manual I get after some time   "DHCP timed out, going back to default IP address(es)"  How can I   1) make DHCP not time out, or 2) discover what the "default IP address" is?  Thanks in advance for answering.

[Altera_Forum]

As a first step, use an Ethernet analysis tool to verify your packets are correct. Wireshark is good. I like to use it in a bridge configuration between the device and the network. See the Wireshark documentation for details on how to set up a bridge.

[Altera_Forum]

Thanks for your help. I finally solved the problem as follows: 

 - Disabling DHCP in the BSP - Giving the PC a fixed IP address  I do not know why this works, although I can imagine that things get less complicated due to these measures. At least now it is fun to follow the simple communication with Wireshark.