On 7/21/05, Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I want to change from one DHCP server to another. The current one does > not give me enough control and is integrated into an e-smith server > (argghhhh, that was a bad idea! - another story). I can easily set one > up on one of my Linux servers, but how do I avoid IP conflicts as the > new server won't know about existing leases, or will those lease be > re-negotiated by the new server automatically? I don't know what length > the leases are at the moment, that is one of the issues.
You should only run one DHCP server on your network/segment/subnet at a time. You would have more then 1 servicing the same ip range. I'd be inclined to setup the new DHCP to take over the role of the old one and then turn the old one completely off, then the new one on. And most machines should attempt to grab the same ip if available, and if not the new DHCP server will issue them new ones based on its leases available. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
