[Dnsmasq-discuss] No dynamic addresses to unknown hosts

[ms at webstollen.de]

>> dhcp-range=net:meeting,192.168.3.101,192.168.3.200,24h
>> dhcp-range=net:webstollen,192.168.4.101,192.168.4.200,24h
>> dhcp-range=net:dockland,192.168.6.101,192.168.6.200,24h
>>
> These say "only use the range only when the tag (webstollen, meeting, 
> dockland) is set. There's no range available for use when none of the 
> those three tags are set.
> 
> Since an unknown host will not set those tags, there is no available 
> range and therefore no available address.

What do those tags mean? My Windows clients dont't have any tags set and 
I think that they can't set any. What is the difference between 
"net:webstollen" and "webstollen" in the lines:

dhcp-range=net:webstollen,192.168.4.101,192.168.4.200,24h
dhcp-option=webstollen,3,192.168.4.1

Don't they mean the same?


> Which address range do you want unknown clients to be allocated too?

Depending on the subnet they're in, they should get addresses from the 
ranges defined above. Example: If an unknown client from subnet 
192.168.4.0 requests an address, it should get an address between 
192.168.4.101 and 192.168.4.200.


Thanks for your answer, Simon!

Manfred