Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:41:47 +0000 From: Maxim Vetrov <muxas@mail.ru> To: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: dhclient fixed leases Message-ID: <43C848CB.2020809@mail.ru> In-Reply-To: <43C7B4A6.9040004@locolomo.org> References: <43C81E6D.5010702@mail.ru> <43C7B4A6.9040004@locolomo.org>
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Erik Norgaard wrote:
> Maxim Vetrov wrote:
>
>> I can't configure dhclient to use fixed lease on a network with no
>> dhcp server. I use my notebook to connect to several different
>> networks. Some of them have dhcp servers, some do not. Just tired of
>> manual config on the latter. I've done man dhclient.conf and found
>> that I can cope with that. so there is my dhclient.conf:
>>
>> timeout 15;
>> retry 180;
>> reboot 5;
>>
>> lease {
>> interface "sis0";
>> fixed-address 10.0.1.4;
>> option routers 10.0.1.5;
>> option host-name "mobile";
>> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.248;
>> expire 5 2010/1/1 00:00:00;
>> renew 5 2010/1/1 0:0:0;
>> rebind 5 2010/1/1 0:0:0;
>> }
>>
>> interface "sis0" {
>> send dhcp-lease-time 600;
>> send host-name "mobile";
>> request
>> broadcast-address,routers,subnet-mask,domain-name,domain-name-servers,time-servers,netbios-name-servers;
>>
>> }
>>
>> When it boots these messages are displayed:
>> > Trying recorded lease 10.0.1.4
>> > bound: renewal in 125116757 seconds.
>> and nothing happen.
>>
>> The peer's address on the othe side of cross-wired cable is 10.0.1.5
>> netmask 255.255.255.248. When I
>> > ifconfig sis0 inet 10.0.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.248 up
>> and ping connection is alive.
>>
>> What do I do wrong?
>
>
> 1st: Which version of FreeBSD do you use? There is significant
> difference between 5.x and prior and 6.x and posterior.
>
> There was a discussion a few weeks ago, see "Wireless NIC in FreeBSD
> 6.0", I suggested to try to include a "default" section in the
> interface section, but the I never got an answer if this worked.
>
> Regards, Erik
>
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I'm on 6.0 release. The "default" will not help - I have several
networks without dhcpd. So 'default option routers 10.0.1.5;' will work
only for one and fail for others.
Regards,
Muxas
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