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On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:18:35 +0100, Andrea Conti wrote: |
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> > Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but |
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> > sometime this changes. |
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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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dhcpcd has a --resquest option to do just this. It only works if the |
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address is available and if the server is returning a different address |
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now it may be that your preferred address is in use. |
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Have you considered running a local DHCP server, like dnsmasq? |
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Neil Bothwick |
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WinErr 01C: Uncertainty error - Uncertainty may be inadequate. |
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