From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 4 07:37:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6ABB816A420 for ; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 07:37:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@bitparts.org) Received: from mail.bitparts.org (63-253-101-190.ip.mcleodusa.net [63.253.101.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56ADC43D53 for ; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 07:37:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@bitparts.org) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (71-11-157-24.dhcp.stls.mo.charter.com [71.11.157.24]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.bitparts.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k147bLxZ081224; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 01:37:22 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from freebsd@bitparts.org) Message-ID: <43E459B1.2030700@bitparts.org> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:37:21 -0600 From: "J. Buck Caldwell" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chuck Swiger References: <52993.24.90.33.115.1138913403.squirrel@mail.el.net> <59391.24.90.33.115.1138965018.squirrel@mail.el.net> <20060203124325.5f512537.lists@yazzy.org> <57854.24.90.33.115.1138967941.squirrel@mail.el.net> <54176.24.90.33.115.1138971301.squirrel@mail.el.net> <20060203130241.GJ44469@pegasus.dyndns.info> <60155.24.90.33.115.1138981486.squirrel@mail.el.net> <61418.24.90.33.115.1139004207.squirrel@mail.el.net> <20060204005501.GD7613@isc.org> <43E44BAD.50601@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <43E44BAD.50601@mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass (mail.bitparts.org: authenticated connection) receiver=mail.bitparts.org; client-ip=71.11.157.24; helo=[127.0.0.1]; envelope-from=freebsd@bitparts.org; x-software=spfmilter 0.93 http://www.acme.com/software/spfmilter/; Cc: "David W. Hankins" , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dhclient in 6.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 07:37:29 -0000 Chuck Swiger wrote: > It would also be good if dhcpd would reassign the same IP to the same machine > (if the IP is not otherwise being used) if there was a prior lease matching the > client asking for a new lease, and not just when a client is trying to renew an > existing lease. > > I'm way outside the debate here, but I run a FreeBSD 6 server with isc-dhcpd3-server from ports, and it does exactly what you say you want. I've been using a single system to build a new system image to deploy to our 450 workstations, and every time I re-image, wipe & reinstall, etc, dhcpd gives the machine the same IP it had before. We're talking clean registry, here, so there's no existing lease for the machine to ask for. This is just the most recent example - since I run Windows on my home systems too, I often have to wipe & reinstall, and always get the same IP (provided I haven't changed network cards - ie, MAC addresses). Just my observations... -J. Buck Caldwell