Re: dhcp apparently handing out the wrong ip address

[Robert Vangel <vangelr@rfgt.net>]

Alan Chandler wrote:
> On Saturday 08 January 2005 10:00, Robert Vangel wrote:
>
> > Alan Chandler wrote:
> > Try using "fixed address <ip here>"
>
>
> Didn't make any difference:-(
>
> Here is syslog - I manually released the old lease (Win 2000 ipconfig /release 
> command) and then renewed it a few (7) seconds later.
>
> Jan  8 10:09:30 roo dhcpd: DHCPRELEASE of 192.168.0.59 from 00:06:5b:b7:9c:35 
> (UKP-A4PUCZGT39T) via eth1 (found)
> Jan  8 10:09:37 roo dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:06:5b:b7:9c:35 via eth1
> Jan  8 10:09:38 roo dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.0.59 to 00:06:5b:b7:9c:35 
> (UKP-A4PUCZGT39T) via eth1
> Jan  8 10:09:38 roo dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.0.59 (192.168.0.20) from 
> 00:06:5b:b7:9c:35 (UKP-A4PUCZGT39T) via eth1
> Jan  8 10:09:38 roo dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.0.59 to 00:06:5b:b7:9c:35 
> (UKP-A4PUCZGT39T) via eth1

After releasing, make sure you clean out /var/lib/dhcp3/dhcpd.leases (I 
think), it may cache what IP to assign to clients (although you would 
think the configuration would override this).

Process I would use to clean it: stop dhcp3-server, clean out 
dhcpd.leases, start dhcp3-server.

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