Re: [m0n0wall] DHCP server - static clients only

From:	Adam Nellemann <adam at nellemann dot nu>
To:	Joey Morin <joeymorin at alumni dot uwaterloo dot ca>
Cc:	Stefan Thuering <stefan dot thuering at freesurf dot ch>, m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject:	Re: [m0n0wall] DHCP server - static clients only
Date:	Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:45:29 +0200

Joey Morin wrote:

> This one time, at band camp, Stefan Thuering said:
> 
> 
>>1. each client broadcasts a dhcp request
>>2. both servers look in their static list
>>3. the server that finds the client sends the answer back
>>4. the other server will keep quite IF it only allows static clients!
> 
> 
> wouldn't the server that doesn't find the client in it's static list reply
> with a 'deny'?
> 

Hmm, would that cause the client not to respond to the other server?

What about the whole idea of two DHCP servers on one subnet, would 
they interfere with each other? (assuming the DHCP servers aren't made 
and/or set up to be "multi-DHCP-server aware"?)

Adam.