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Re: how to make my dhcp client always reuse it's fixed address



Leonardo Boselli wrote:
> Simpler workarond: in dhcp.conf set a fixed address for that hosts. They
> will get always the same address.
> ...
> On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Paul Gear wrote:
> 
>>LeVA wrote:
>>
>>>in the dhcp.leases file, and it is not expired. Is it possible to "turn off" 
>>>this expire feature for fixed-address hosts, so they can always reuse their 
>>>previous address?
>>
>>Simple workaround: make your lease time longer.  Unless you are
>>expecting to change your network a *lot*, there is no reason to use a
>>lease time less than 7-10 days.  I run a school network with over 400
>>nodes, and we use a lease time of 40 days.

Please re-read the original post: they are already using fixed-address
in dhcpd.conf.  We are talking about the situation where the DHCP server
is unavailable.

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