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On 11/08/2012 09:18:35 AM, Andrea Conti wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> |
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> > Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but |
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> sometime this |
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> > changes. |
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> |
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> DHCP clients can neither request nor suggest a specific IP address, so |
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> they don't "try to get" anything. It's just the DHCP server giving out |
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> the previous IP to the same client, either by chance or because the |
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> existing lease hasn't expired yet. |
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> |
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> > But I cannot configure the DHCP server myself since this is |
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> provided by |
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> > my internet provider. |
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> |
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> Then you're basically out of luck. Since you have few devices and |
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> those |
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> devices are under your control, just forget about DHCP and configure |
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> them statically. |
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Thanks! |
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But I get the nameserver of DHCP, as well. Can this be fetched from |
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DHCP since this may change? |
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From man dhclient |
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A DHCP client may request an address from this pool, and then |
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use it on a temporary basis for communication on network |
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I've just not found out howto. |
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Helmut. |
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