[Dnsmasq-discuss] Default Lease Time

Edward Smith esmith@stardotstar.org
Fri Jun 24 18:59:21 BST 2005


I see.  I can make it work mapping the mac to the lease time.   It
would be a nice feature to add a global default lease time for people
like me.

Thanks for the help,

Edward

On 6/23/05, Simon Kelley <simon@thekelleys.org.uk> wrote:
> Edward Smith wrote:
> > Is there a way to adjust the lease duration when using /etc/ethers?
> >
>=20
> Not in /etc/ethers, (the file format is defined by other programs, and
> doesn't include any suitable fields.)
>=20
> It's possible to have /etc/ethers map between MAC address and ip/name,
> and just have the mapping between MAC address and lease duration in
> /etc/dnsmasq.conf.
>=20
> It's also possible to have a client ask for a shorter lease than the
> server would otherwise give it (but not a longer one)
>=20
>=20
> Cheers,
>=20
> Simon.
>




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