Re: Dynamic IP...

["Saad Kadhi (Home Tech Accnt)" <bsdguy@noos.fr>]

Doktor Faustus wrote:

> The dynamic IP assigned to one of my ethernet interfaces is not changing
> when its lease expires.  Is something else required other than the default
> DHCP setup during the initial installation?  /var/db/dhclient.leases reveals
> that when the lease expires, the exact same IP is assigned as a
> "fixed-address".  I am using the default /etc/dhclient.conf file and have
> not added "fixed-address [ip address]" statement to it.  What am I missing
> or doing wrong?
Maybe this is the way it is supposed to be .... I am too using dhcp & my 
IP address is never changed when my machine is online.

I'm no dhcp expert but I think that the client is designed in such a way 
that when the lease is due to expire, it talks with the dhcp server to 
"refresh" the lease. Otherwise, suppose you are downloading a big file. 
If your dhcp address change meanwhile, you have to restart over your 
download :) ...

My thought-0.1beta




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