[Dnsmasq-discuss] no reaction on dhcp request

[Simon Kelley]

Roman Zimmermann wrote:

> 
> hi!
> 
> I use dhcping to test if it works which sends a REQUEST. The computer
> I'm testing with has no lease at all but a fixed IP.
> AFAIK dhcping releases the it's address immediately after it gets the
> answer.
> 

That's valuable information. I tried out dhcping, and it's a long way 
from being standards-compliant. It seems to attempt to renew  a lease 
when doesn't exist. dnsmasq just ignores it (as you saw) in case there 
is another server on the network which does have a lease.

If you set the flag

dhcp-authoritative

in dnsmasq.conf or the command line then dnsmasq will reply.

cheers,

Simon.