Binding error/bug ?

Bruce Hudson Bruce.Hudson at Dal.Ca
Fri Apr 20 12:08:15 UTC 2007


  2) > Bootstrap Protocol
     >      Client MAC address: 00:06:0d:4d:c0:be (HP_4d:c0:be)

  3) >      Option 61: Client identifier
     >           Hardware type: Ethernet
     >           Client MAC address: 00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (XitronTe_80:0e:56)

    The first is presumably the address of your relay or the last router in
the path between it and your server. The second is the MAC address that is
associated with the lease. The client identifier, which is a MAC address by
co-incidence (or client choice) is the unique key that will determine what
address you get. It will match client identifiers in your configuration, not
addresses.
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