I see. I can make it work mapping the mac to the lease time. It would be a nice feature to add a global default lease time for people like me.
Thanks for the help, Edward On 6/23/05, Simon Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Edward Smith wrote: > > Is there a way to adjust the lease duration when using /etc/ethers? > > > > Not in /etc/ethers, (the file format is defined by other programs, and > doesn't include any suitable fields.) > > It's possible to have /etc/ethers map between MAC address and ip/name, > and just have the mapping between MAC address and lease duration in > /etc/dnsmasq.conf. > > It's also possible to have a client ask for a shorter lease than the > server would otherwise give it (but not a longer one) > > > Cheers, > > Simon. >
