Re: dhclient assigns new IP address every time

[mikepolniak <mikpolniak@adelphia.net>]

On 17:32 Thu 10 Nov     , kamaraju kusumanchi wrote:
> My computer is behind a router (linksys BEFSR41). The computer and the 
> router are connected by ethernet cable (ie no wireless). Every time I 
> run, 'sudo dhclient', the IP address assigned to the computer is 
> different. For example, sometimes I get 192.168.1.101, 192.168.1.100, 
> 192.168.1.102 etc., Is there any way to always get the same IP address 
> assigned when I run dhclient? If dhclient cannot do this, are there any 
> other alternatives?
> 
Just set up /etc/dhclient.conf with a line to set the address, then it
will always create an alias for the dhcp address that is 192.168.1.101

alias { 
interface "eth0";
fixed-address 192.168.1.101;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.255;
}