On Thursday, November 08, 2012 12:13:56 PM Helmut Jarausch wrote: > 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.
Are you not able to use your own router? Being able to configure the DHCP and NAT-configuration of the router is often required to get certain software to work. There are multi-player games that need ports forwarded to be able to play with other people over the internet. (Just to name a common scenario) -- Joost
