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Re: dhcpd.leases



On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 06:20:31PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 11:56:40PM +0200, Finn-Arne Johansen wrote:
> > Ragnar Wisloff wrote:
>  ...
> > > this behaviour:
> > > 
> > > lease 192.168.199.184 {
> > >   hardware ethernet 00:50:8b:c9:38:ef;
> > > }
> > > lease 192.168.199.180 {
> > >   hardware ethernet 00:50:8b:c9:38:ef;
> > > }
> > > 
> > > I'm wondering if the symptom is seen on other systems. This particular
> > > school just had a reinstall to sarge, and the problems started then.
> 
> Sarge, but is it with dhcpd or dhcp3-server?

Please tell which DHCP server is used.

> > > The problem is solvable, but I would like to hear if this is just a
> > > freak problem or one that can be reproduced.
> > 
> > Im seeing this as well. They get one IP during PXEboot, and another when
> > the dhcp client asks for an IP.
> 
> Sounds like a good explanation to me.
> 
> 
> > The fix is to bind the clients to fixed
> > IP's. SInce this is a good thing anyway, this is just another way of
> > telling.
> 
> Are you serious?  Or just kidding?
> 
> Should _each_ MAC address really get registered in the dhcpd.conf?

tjener:~
# grep recommend /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf
     # We still recommend defining fixed mac adress to ip adress mappings,
# We recommend defining fixed mac adress (a.k.a. hardware ethernet adress) to
tjener:~
#

> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
> Who sees DHCP as a releave for the system administrator.

Leaving this "challenge" for the thrid rainny day ...

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