From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Is it not wanted that hosts on DHCP enjoy a random IP? Or is > use of DHCP > mainly for making configuration of hosts easier in a large network?
Does a random IP taste better to the interface card than a static one? The *whole* point of DHCP is to make configuration of hosts on a LAN easier to configure. What benefit is there to randomizing it from the system's perspective? It's not like the network stack has ADHD and gets bored with the same old IP address every day. > In my setup here at home the router changes addresses > frequently (this has > many benefits, such as deterring people from using static > ip's on the wifi) How is that deterrent? And why does it matter? The point of the IP address is to allow you to communicate on the network. Who cares if it is always changing? > however I'd like the DHCP clients to enjoy a rather ever > changing address > as well, I've set the leases to 10 seconds or so but the > other host seems to > not want to move away from the IP it was given. I was hoping > it would pick > an IP out of the range option in dhcpd.conf. I think you're trying to find a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. DS
