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 d

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 numb

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 clie

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 ?

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 g

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 ou

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 pre

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 bec

[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