DHCP server: how can I guarantee the reserved ip even it's also inside the range

[Tian Tian]

Hello,

Do you know when the new DHCP 3.1.0 release can be
ready?

Thanks again!

TT


>> You *must* change your range to exclude the
reserved >IP address.

>Language nit: I'd like to call fixed-address
>statements on host
>structures 'static leases' (which don't have lease
>structures, so
>don't go through free/active/expired/free state
>changes), whereas a
>dynamic lease that gets marked for use by only one
>client is
>'reserved' (and does have a lease structure, and
state >changes).
>
>This will cause less confusion when 3.1.0 comes out
>with support for
>both 'reserved dynamic leases' and 'static leases'.
>
>--- Tian Tian <tiantianml at yahoo.com> wrote:

> David, Simon, Glenn and Michael,
> 
> Thank you all for your information!
> 
> The conclusion could be the following (please
> correct
> me If I am wrong):
> 
>    1. the Reserved dynamic leases may be ready 
>       at version 3.1.0.
> 
>    2. To achieve my current case now (required for
>       easy-of-use), the only way is:
>       ">You *must* change your range to exclude the
>       reserved IP address."
> 
>       That means: I have to chop the rang to 
>       isolate out the reservation that may make 
>       my dhcpd.conf to be kind of mess and 
>       there is no longer consistent with 
>       the GUI interface anymore.??? 
> 
>    3. Sure, I will change the host statements to 
>       be global. Thanks!
> 
> Any more alternative way? For example, a simple
> change
> in the Daemon code?
> 
> Thank you very much again!
> 
> TT
> 
> 
> 
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