On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 03:45:58PM CEST, Darac Marjal <[email protected]> said: > On Thu, 21 May 2015 15:10:11 +0200 > Pol Hallen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all and sorry for the OT > > > > On same network 192.168.1.0/24 I can put 2 AP with each one own dhcp > > server? (obviously with different range but on same network). > > You can, but you will need to make sure that both servers are marked as > "not authoritative" (if such a feature is available). With > ISC-DHCP-Server, you can tell the server that it is authoritative for a > network, which means that if it sees a request from a client that > doesn't match its database, it will reply with a NAK packet, > instructing the client to not use that address. > > If you mark both servers as not authoritative, though, when they see a > client trying to use an address that they don't manage, they will just > ignore the request. Be aware, though, that this could cause a > newly-arriving client to take a bit longer to connect (Client: "I'd > like to use 192.168.234.123... anyone? ... anyone? ... Bueller? ... OK, > which address can I use?" Server: "Oh, sorry. 192.168.1.100") > > You might find it easier to turn off the DHCP on one AP and define > multiple ranges there.
With ISC DHCP you may also define a "failover" reloatuion between both DHCP servers, defining same range on both with a peering link between them. They will then coordinate for answering requests, and if one of them crashed you'll still have a dhcp server. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
