If you updated the dhcpd.conf and restarted the daemon it would give the IP address (even if it had been infinitely leased to another MAC) to the new mac address.
If you version doesn't do this correctly it would be due to a bug and you might have to go and edit the dhcp.leases file search through it for the mac address of the old NIC and delete the entry (noted by # signs). Verify you dhcpd.conf file restart daemon and you shouldn't have a problem. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Bechtel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 7:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Jim McQuillan Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] DHCP question > Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 20:44:39 +0100 (CET) > From: Wolfgang Schweer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Thu, 31 Jan 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>You can change your entries in your dhcp.conf file for: >>"default-lease-time" >>and >>"max-lease-time" >>to a new and larger amount. > > having set a fixed address for a ws, you can grant infinite lease > time with this entry: > > default-lease-time -1 Jim and LTSP list, Should this be part of the automatic and/or documented DHCP settings when configuring LTSP (default, everywhere)? It seems like nothing is risked by giving infinite leases to fixed address workstations... The only question is, what happens when you replace a network card in a station and want to reassign the IP address to the new MAC address? And the answer seems to be that you would need to update the DHCP file anyway, and restart the DHCP server (or at least get it to reread its conf file with some sort of signal). My only remaining concern (no way to test it myself here) is if this would be enough to "forget" the infinite lease of that IP address to another MAC. Can anyone verify this? It would be a great addition to the polish and stability of LTSP. Jason _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
