If there is a problem with stop records, and people are staying on for 1 or 2 days... then there is quite possibly a chance for problems.
Using static IP for a large number of customer without good reason could cause us to bleed higher usage on Address Space which APNIC would also not be responsive to.... so I am trying to be conservative. Is there no solution? or is it just complicated. ...Skeeve On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 07:38:33AM +1000, Hugh Irvine wrote into the ether: > > Hello Skeeve - > > The short answer is to use static addresses for long-held connections. > > By definition, dynamic addresses are designed for frequent re-use. > > regards > > Hugh > > > On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 11:50 PM, Skeeve Stevens wrote: > > > > > > > Question > > > > We currently have a pool of 64 IP's stored in a database, and when a > > user connects AND they don't have a static IP they get assigned one > > from > > the database of dynamic IP's... > > > > The problem I have is that the pool has the Lease Period set to 24 > > hours > > after 24 hours the dynamic IP is reclaimed... which is all good.. > > > > But what if the user was dedicated and did not disconnect after 24 > > hours. > > The IP still gets reclaimed.. and can be assigned by the database to a > > new connection even though the user is still using it.. > > > > If I set it to have no Lease or a Lease longer than, lets say a week > > and > > the user has no stop record, then I risk not getting the IP back for a > > while if not at all... and the pool can fill. > > > > Any Thoughts.... > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Skeeve Stevens, RHCE Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: www.skeeve.org - Telephone: (0414) 753 383 > > Address: P.O Box 1035, Epping, NSW, 1710, Australia > > > > eIntellego - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.eintellego.net > > _______________________________________________________ > > Si vis pacem, para bellum > > > > > > === > > Archive at http://www.open.com.au/archives/radiator/ > > Announcements on [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe, email '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' with > > 'unsubscribe radiator' in the body of the message. > > > > > > -- > Radiator: the most portable, flexible and configurable RADIUS server > anywhere. Available on *NIX, *BSD, Windows 95/98/2000, NT, MacOS X. > - > Nets: internetwork inventory and management - graphical, extensible, > flexible with hardware, software, platform and database independence. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- | Skeeve Stevens url: http://www.skeeve.org/ | | email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ url: http://www.eIntellego.org/ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- === Archive at http://www.open.com.au/archives/radiator/ Announcements on [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' with 'unsubscribe radiator' in the body of the message.
