On 4/8/2010 9:59 AM, Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm running a DHCP server on my local network. I've noticed something
> that puzzles me. Leases are written to /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases, but
> only - so it seems to me - if the address is not fixed in any way in
> dhcpd.conf.
>
> Here's a few stanzas of my dhcpd.conf :
>
> host babasse {
> hardware ethernet 00:0d:61:ae:6b:8f;
> fixed-address 192.168.1.1;
> option host-name "babasse";
> }
>
> host bernadette {
> hardware ethernet 00:0d:61:a6:e7:1e;
> fixed-address 192.168.1.2;
> option host-name "bernadette";
> }
>
> host raymonde {
> hardware ethernet 00:20:ed:b8:e8:ec;
> fixed-address 192.168.1.3;
> option host-name "raymonde";
> }
>
> host lifebook {
> hardware ethernet 00:0b:5d:46:f2:10;
> fixed-address 192.168.1.5;
> option host-name "lifebook";
> }
>
> How comes these machines never appear in dhcpd.leases ? Do the
> respective leases only find their way into /var/log/messages ?
fixed-addresses are permanently reserved. The leases file tracks the
ones from the pool that are temporarily reserved until they expire.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
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