<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Need help on how to reserve and ip address from dhcp default range. Does anyone have any patch related to this please reply.<br><br clear="all"><div>On Wed Oct 08 11:51:13 2008, <a href="mailto:samers@teamf1.com" target="_blank">samers@teamf1.com</a> wrote:<br>
> HI,<br>
><br>
> In following case the the resolution which you gave fails.<br>
><br>
> Ex.<br>
><br>
> dhcp default range is <a href="http://192.168.10.25/" target="_blank">192.168.10.25</a> to <a href="http://192.168.10.26/" target="_blank">192.168.10.26</a>.<br>
> I have declared a host as you mentioned using host declaration<br>
><br>
> host hostname {<br>
> hardware ethernet one_of_my_clients_mac_address;<br>
> fixed-address <a href="http://192.168.10.25/" target="_blank">192.168.10.25</a>;<br>
> }<br>
><br>
> >>> Issue which I am facing is if I try to run dhclient from another before<br>
> my "one_of_my_clients_mac_address" lan host contacts then the other lan host<br>
> is getting <a href="http://192.168.10.25/" target="_blank">192.168.10.25</a> ip address.<br>
<br>
</div>If you do not want an address given out by the DHCP server, it should not<br>
be in a range statement. The "host" statement will provide the address to<br>
the given mac, but will NOT block it from being handed out if it is<br>
available in a pool.<br>
<br>
Again, I ask that your questions be taken to the mailing list or that you<br>
consider a support contract allowing you to support ISC.<br>
<br>
AlanC<br>
<font color="#888888">--<br>
Alan Clegg<br>
ISC Training and Support</font><br>-- <br>Thanks & Regards<br>SAmer SAyeed<br>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Thanks & Regards<br>SAmer SAyeed<br>
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