On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:18:35 +0100, Andrea Conti wrote: > > Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but > > sometime this changes. > > DHCP clients can neither request nor suggest a specific IP address, so > they don't "try to get" anything. It's just the DHCP server giving out > the previous IP to the same client, either by chance or because the > existing lease hasn't expired yet.
dhcpcd has a --resquest option to do just this. It only works if the address is available and if the server is returning a different address now it may be that your preferred address is in use. Have you considered running a local DHCP server, like dnsmasq? -- Neil Bothwick WinErr 01C: Uncertainty error - Uncertainty may be inadequate.
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