[Dnsmasq-discuss] DHCP Request Flood

[Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant]

On 25/02/2015 09:14, Gavin Hill wrote:
> As a quick update, I tried changing 
>
> dhcp-range=192.168.1.1,192.168.1.99,static,48h
>
> to
>
> dhcp-range=192.168.1.1,192.168.1.99,static,infinite
>
> Things slowed down a little and I’m seeing fewer log entries, but it
> still doesn’t explain why the 48h entry didn’t seem to work.  I’m
> assuming 48h is a valid syntax?

My suggestion would be to put 'log-dhcp' in the dnsmasq config file and
see what these devices are asking for in terms of dhcp options.
Sometimes the clients are poorly written, sometimes they're just persist
in asking questions to which dnsmasq doesn't know the answer.

Kevin
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