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DHCP FAILOVER
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     If you wish
     to use the failover protocol, make sure that  both  failover
     peers are running the same version of the ISC DHCP server.

Upgrade that second one to 3.0.4!

regsrtds,
-glenn

>Subject: DHCPd Random Lease Times
>Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:09:50 +0100
>From: "Dermot Williams" <dermot.williams at irishbroadband.ie>
>
>Hi,
>
> 
>
>We've come across an odd issue on our DHCP servers whereby one of the
>peers in a failover pair gives out addresses with seemingly random lease
>times. Both peers are configured with a default lease time of 7200
>seconds and a max lease time of 7200 seconds.
>
> 
>
>The only thing that I can identify that might be the source of the
>problem is the fact that the server that's giving out these random lease
>times is running version 3.0.3 and the other server is running 3.0.4.
>
> 
>
>Would anyone be able to shed any light on what might be causing this odd
>behaviour? Is it some weird interaction between the two versions of
>software? Or should we be looking elsewhere for answers?
>
> 
>
>I'd appreciate any help that you guys might be able to give me.
>
> 
>
>Dermot Williams
>
>Senior Network Engineer
>
>Irish Broadband Internet Services Ltd.
>
> 
>
>
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