Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to

2012-11-12 Thread Andrea Conti
dhcpcd has a --resquest option to do just this. One never stops learning... It only works if the address is available and if the server is returning a different address now it may be that your preferred address is in use. It also depends on the dhcp server understanding the request. I

Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to

2012-11-09 Thread Mick
On Thursday 08 Nov 2012 13:15:27 J. Roeleveld wrote: On Thursday, November 08, 2012 12:13:56 PM Helmut Jarausch wrote: On 11/08/2012 09:45:34 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:18:35 +0100, Andrea Conti wrote: Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but

Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to

2012-11-08 Thread Andrea Conti
Hello, Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but sometime this changes. DHCP clients can neither request nor suggest a specific IP address, so they don't try to get anything. It's just the DHCP server giving out the previous IP to the same client, either by chance or

Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to

2012-11-08 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 11/08/2012 09:18:35 AM, Andrea Conti wrote: Hello, Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but sometime this changes. DHCP clients can neither request nor suggest a specific IP address, so they don't try to get anything. It's just the DHCP server giving out the

Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to

2012-11-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:18:35 +0100, Andrea Conti wrote: Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but sometime this changes. DHCP clients can neither request nor suggest a specific IP address, so they don't try to get anything. It's just the DHCP server giving out the

Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to

2012-11-08 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 11/08/2012 09:45:34 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:18:35 +0100, Andrea Conti wrote: Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but sometime this changes. DHCP clients can neither request nor suggest a specific IP address, so they don't try to get

Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to

2012-11-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:13:56 +0100, Helmut Jarausch wrote: Have you considered running a local DHCP server, like dnsmasq? I have router (provided by my internet provider) which can be accessed by WLAN. Since I cannot modify/configure this router how can I make use of dnsmasq ? Good

Re: [gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to

2012-11-08 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Thursday, November 08, 2012 12:13:56 PM Helmut Jarausch wrote: On 11/08/2012 09:45:34 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:18:35 +0100, Andrea Conti wrote: Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but sometime this changes. DHCP clients can neither

[gentoo-user] DHCP - specific inet no - how to

2012-11-07 Thread Helmut Jarausch
Hi, I have a small local network with local Inet numbers 192.168.1.x . How can I request a specific Inet number for a given device (PC,printer). Normally, a device tries to get the previous inet number, but sometime this changes. I'd like to assign fix adresses since the net is used by only