Antonio M wrote: >> > I have a small LAN with DHCP running on Fedora 9. I checked the active >> > leases: this is the list of active leases >> > 1)I don't understand how IP address is connected to MAC address, i.e. >> > if >> a >> > MAC has already an IP address, should a new lease be started with same >> MAC >> > address?? I see 5 IP's connected to same MAC address >> > 2) How are the IP adressess released?? I would expect >> > 192.168.0.63after 192.168.0.62 and so on... (please note that >> > 00:16:d4:dc:a7:08 sometimes >> is >> > started by F9 and sometimes by F10 >> >> What does your /etc/dhcp.conf look like, as a matter of interest? > # > # DHCP Server Configuration file. > # see /usr/share/doc/dhcp*/dhcpd.conf.sample > # > # > # DHCP Server Configuration file. > # see /usr/share/doc/dhcp*/dhcpd.conf.sample > # dhcpd.conf > # > # Sample configuration file for ISC dhcpd > # > > # option definitions common to all supported networks... > # option domain-name "fugue.com"; > # option domain-name-servers toccata.fugue.com; > > # option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; > ddns-update-style none; > subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { > range 192.168.0.51 192.168.0.250; > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; > option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255; > option routers 192.168.0.1; > option domain-name-servers 62.211.69.250 , 212.48.4.15; > default-lease-time 604800; > max-lease-time 2592000; > } I'm no expert, but I put the MAC addresses of my machines in dhcpd.conf, eg --------------------------------------------------- subnet 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { authoritative; option routers 192.168.2.2; option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; option nis-domain "gayleard.com"; option domain-name "gayleard.com"; option domain-name-servers 159.134.237.6,159.134.248.17; range dynamic-bootp 192.168.2.128 192.168.2.254; default-lease-time 21600; max-lease-time 43200; host alfred { hardware ethernet 00:40:F4:6E:07:A1; fixed-address 192.168.2.1; } host helen { hardware ethernet 00:40:F4:4D:60:8A; } ... } --------------------------------------------------- But maybe this is not what you want? I agree the IP addresses given to your machines are surprising ... -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list