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From: Andrea Conti <alyf@××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:51:04
Message-Id: 50A144BB.4040104@alyf.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to by Neil Bothwick
1 > dhcpcd has a --resquest option to do just this.
2
3 One never stops learning...
4
5 > It only works if the
6 > address is available and if the server is returning a different address
7 > now it may be that your preferred address is in use.
8
9 It also depends on the dhcp server understanding the request. I don't
10 know if the option is actually a required part of the DHCP protocol, and
11 as implemented even in cheap telco routers... although many routers
12 these days run some sort of embedded linux with dnsmasq.
13
14 andrea