[Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmasq.lease file question

Simon Kelley simon at thekelleys.org.uk
Fri May 11 14:08:50 BST 2007


Philippe Faure wrote:
> Thanks you for this information.  How does the Host name play into the dhcp
> leases?
> 
> Is the IP handed out based on MAC address, or based on the Host name?
> 

The IP can be tied to MAC address, or to hostname, or it can be
allocated from a pool of free addresses.

See --dhcp-host in the man page for the details.


Cheers,

Simon.




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