Can fixed addresses ever be taken by dynamic ranges

[doug]

Everything in the range will be handed out, regardless of its use in 
fixed statement. It is (wrongly) assumed admins are smart enough to not 
double configure address. Scan the archives for details.

Doug

R Landster wrote:
> I have a question concerning the algorithm used to choose the IP address 
> upon a DHCP request.
>
> Here is the complete dhcp configuration:
>
> #### START OF dhcp.conf
> authoritative ;
> deny unknown-clients ;
> subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 {
>    option routers 192.168.0.1 ;
>    range 192.168.0.2 192.168.255.255 ;
> }
> host MYWORKSTATION
> {
>    hardware ethernet 00:66:B7:86:FC:5F ;
>    fixed-address 192.168.0.3 ;
> }
> host MYLAPTOP
> {
>    hardware ethernet 00:B4:20:68:1E:77 ;
> }
> #### END OF dhcp.conf
>
> Here is the question: Are there any circumstances under which the IP 
> address '192.168.0.3' would ever be leased out to MYLAPTOP?
>
> For example, assume that MYLAPTOP has never been on the network. Is it 
> possible that the DHCP service might give out 192.168.0.3? Or is the 
> DHCP service "smart" enough to realize that 192.168.0.3 is meant for a 
> specific machine, even if that machine is not (or never has been) on the 
> network?
>
> Thanks.
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