On 11/08/2012 09:45:34 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
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?
Thanks Neil!
I have router (provided by my internet provider) which can be accessed
by WLAN.
Since I cannot modify/configure this router how can I make use of
dnsmasq ?
Helmut.
