different devices getting the same ip address

[Bruce Hudson]

> Is the decision on assuming that the interfaces are on the device solely 
> based on the uid? Is that the default for all versions of the isc dhcp
> server?

    It is not an ISC default; it is how the DHCP specification was
written. A UID, if one is specified, is always the primary identifier
of any client. The MAC address is only used if there is no UID.
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