On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 06:48:59PM +0100, Jesus M Diaz wrote: > > > > > > So, this is how the identification happens and I can know it did happen > > > > More like > > } So, this is how the identification should happen and I hope it did happen > > > > > well, setting the tag 'mobile' and 'known' means dnsmasq found it in the > config file, that is a good hint to assume it was identified ;-) > > > > > > > > > assigns a new ip-addr because the old one is in use. > > > > > > > > Which is good. > > > > > > > Unless in the dnsmasq man page it is said: > > > > > > -G, > > > --dhcp-host=[<hwaddr>][,id:<client_id>|*][,set:<tag>][tag:<tag>][,<ipaddr>][,<hostname>][,<lease_time>][,ignore] > > > > } dhcp-host=set:mobile,*:*:*:63:ea:55,samsungA30s > > > > Note that the 'set:' is before '<hwaddr>' > > > > > well, you are right, and that could mean something, let me try changing the > line in the configuration file to: > > dhcp-host=*:*:*:d0:4d:e3,set:mobile,xiaomi-a2 > > and ... it doesn't work, exactly the same situation than before, and the > two leases can be seen: > > [20210516-181226] 192.168.0.232 / a4:50:46:d0:4d:e3 xiaomi-a2 > [20210516-180445] 192.168.0.222 / 96:8d:d4:d0:4d:e3 * > > the lease with a name is the new one, so, a new hint dnsmasq identifies the > client and set the configured name removing it from the previous lease ... > but assigns a new ip-addr > [ ... ] > > > both wired and wireless interfaces. > > > In this case, the behaviour is not the expected, hence, cannot be good. > > > > I think some pieces of the puzzle are missing. > > > > > > > > > And this is my only point. I am not arguing if tp-link one-mesh > > > access-points are doing well by changing the client mac-address, nor if I > > > am being smart or stupid using wildcards to identify dhcp-clients, nor if > > > my whole configuration makes sense. The only point is why dnsmasq is not > > > abandoning the previous lease if the man page says it would do it. > > > > IIRC was on the mailinglist in the last six months a "works for me" report > > about switching from ethernet to WIFI and keeping IPv4 address. > > > > > That's interesting, I will search those posts.
Please do. > Thanks for the ideas! AIUI are more ideas needed. > Jesus M Groeten Geert Stappers -- Silence is hard to parse _______________________________________________ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
