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trying to set dhcp fallback address but avahi-autoipd seems to be overwriting it
I added
timeout 10;
lease{
interface "eth0";
fixed-address 169.254.1.42;
option subnet-mask 255.255.0.0;
}
to /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf
and this is what I get from ifconfig after doing ...
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DHCP Reservation (MAC)
I've been having problems with a few statements I've been reading.
When setting up DHCP Reservation based on MAC addresses... Do the reserved IP's need to be in one of the scopes or not?
Judging from ...
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Reserving DHCP address
I am working in a serviced office, where I do not control the DHCP server.
I have more than 3 machines that I need to have the same IP address after they get assigned. How would it be possible for me ...
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I should have a dynamic IP, but it won't change
I have run ipconfig /all, which tells me DHCP is enabled, meaning I should have a dynamic IP address. However, no matter how many times I restart the modem, I end up with the same IP address. What am ...
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How to assign multiple IP addresses to a single computer?
The dhcp ip range is 192.168.0.255/24. I wanted my computer to get multiple ip addresses from this dhcp. So I can have multiple connections through different ip addresses with just a single computer!
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Wrong IP address when pinged from another machine?
I recently got a new computer at work and I'm having trouble connecting to it from other computers. I can access other computers from it, just not the other way around. I checked all the usual ...
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DHCP issue: devices always get a new DHCP IP despite already holding a lease
I have been trying to diagnose a relative's home networking issue over xmas. The initial problem was that while windows laptops could obtain an DHCP IP from the netgear router every time, all my ...
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Reliable cross-platform way of determining hostname from IP address
Within the DHCP table of a router, clients that have sent their network name are listed with IP and MAC addresses. I need a way to get the host names that clients have sent. The router does not store ...
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Is there a way to tell the difference between a direct connection and network connection
I want to configure a linux(ubuntu) machine such that when a direct connection is made with another PC my machine will enable a DHCP server and serve it an IP address, but if my machine is connected ...
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Failed to connect to server: The requested address is a broadcast address, but the appropriate flag was not set
My server IP address starts with 128.xxx.xxx.xxx and my laptop gets its address as a DHCP and is of the for 10.254.xxx.xxx
I configured the server to look for my laptop and when I start the server it ...
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Can a broken ethernet cable give link but no ip?
I'm just wondering what the structure is here. Can an ethernet cable give link and seemingly work fine, but cause problems with DHCP traffic between two nodes? One part of me is thinking that link ...
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Windoews 7 doesn't Take the right IP configuration when it set to obtain IP automatically
Every time I connect to a network wireless or LAN The laptop does not take the right IP Configuration while the adapters are set to obtain the IP Configuration Automatically, after connecting to the ...
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IP address different on Mac vs. PC?
I have a Mac on the Wi-Fi network and my colleagues have Windows, also connected by Wi-Fi.
Why is my IP address totally different from theirs? e.g. mine is 192.x.x.x theirs is 10.x.x.x. We on the ...
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Internet not working in bridged mode in VMware instances
I need to give my VMware based virtual machines IP addresses so that they are recognized over internet(such that they act as webservers). I tried by setting the bridged mode enabled under Network ...
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Blocking or Disabling Rogue Routers
We have a medium sized network and from time to time something bad happens. Once it was a router configured to assign IPs via DHCP that did not match our network mask, thus making all clients unable ...
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Why is my static IP address different if I plug in a router?
I just purchased a static IP package from my ISP, and was told the IP was something like 24.x.x.x. And they assigned the static IP to the modem.
So, if I plug my cable modem directly to my laptop, ...
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Get Internal IP Address From DHCP Hostname [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How access network computers by name
I would like to try and get an internal ip address of one of the computers on my network. The reason for this is I have a little ...
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dhcp.lease showing strange entries
lease 172.16.0.174 {
starts 2 2011/11/22 10:23:11;
ends 3 2011/11/23 10:23:11;
binding state active;
next binding state free;
hardware ethernet 6c:50:4d:0e:c8:c0;
uid ...
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MacBook Pro not obtaining IP address after replacing logic board
I just got my MacBook Pro back today from having the logic board replaced. While in the Apple store the Internet worked ok.
I got home and it was able to connect to my WiFi, but could not obtain an ...
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Switch between DHCP and static IP
My laptop needs to use DHCP at home and a static IP at work. As far as I can tell, there's no way to flip between one and the other quickly - I'll have to manually configure the network connection ...
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I don't want my DHCP to be a default gateway
I have a device which runs a DHCP server. When I connect it with USB to my computer, the PC gets an IP address and the device becomes the default gateway. I just want the device to agree on IP ...
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What is the “Alternate Configuration” tab in TCP/IP settings
As I know there is two choice for configuring a computer IP address in the network. Assigning a Static IP or obtaining a dynamic IP from a DHCP server.
But what is the Alternate Configuration in ...
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Linux environment is overriding network configuration. How to stop this?
I have an ARM system that has been pre-loaded with some variant of Linux. I don't know the distribution; I can only see the kernel number in dmesg.
In /etc/network/interfaces, I set eth0 to
auto ...
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How safe is the IP address configured through DHCP?
I'm using internet through USB Dongle having GSM based 3G connection, it is using DHCP to configure IP address, I'm having a small HTML page in my computer that uses Google Maps and Browser's ...
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How can I tell if my IP is static or assigned by DHCP on Windows 7?
I don't know if my IP is static or assigned by DHCP. How can I find out which it is? I'm running Windows 7.
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DHCP Lease time
I have computer connected to internet directly.
But once every hour IP changes and I do not want that for sure.
How can I set IP lease time for like a year or so?
Thank you
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VMware with bridged network and DHCPs
In our office we use VMware for almost everything. Our host machine is pretty empty and we just use it to run the Workstation. From time to time we copy one machine to other coworker and then we have ...
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Can DHCP provide DNS addresses when IP is static?
In Windows, when I select static IP (instead of DHCP-assigned one) I have to enter the IP address for DNS servers. Is there a way to manually set IP address yet obtain the DNS addresses from the DHCP ...
