James Carlson wrote:
> Kyle McDonald writes:
>
>>> If the address can change, it cannot be a permanent lease.
>>> If the addresses are static, then the lease can be permanent.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> So if I think I might change the MAC<->IP association, and want the
>> DHCP server to update the client when it tries to renew the lease then I
>> should use non-permanent reserved addresses?
>>
>> But if I am ok with needing to reboot to have the client look up the new
>> address, then a permanent address will work?
>>
>> Is that the only trade-off?
>>
>
> You wouldn't have to reboot the client if you had a permanent lease
> and decided to change the address. You'd just need to issue "dhcp
> extend" via ifconfig or otherwise restart the interface.
>
>
And if I had a non-permanent reserved (aka 'MANUAL') address, dhcp
extend would do the same thing right?
So what is the difference?
One will eventually get it on it's own (when it renews automatically.)?
and the other needs to be forced to update?
-Kyle
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