ip address on lan getting hijacked

SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux i-ubux at synass.net
Sat May 31 00:54:45 UTC 2008


On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 16:11 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> chris dunn wrote:
> > My home lan is set up based upon a Linksys wireless access point and router 
> > which has an address of 192.168.1.1.
>     OK the router has a old standard 192.168.1.x ip.
> 
> >  My main work station is set with a 
> > static ip address of 192.168.1.2, (in /etc/network/interfaces) and I use 
> > other work stations to access this machine via nxclient and nxserver (running 
> > on 192.168.1.2).
> >
> >   
>     In other words you set the work station with a static ip of 
> 192.168.1.2 and it works. From a router I always use DHCP so the router 
> just gives me the next ip/
> > All works well until 9.30 a.m. every morning when 192.168.1.2 is taken down 
> > and reset to 192.168.1.100, apparently by dhclient accessing the dhcp server 
> > running on the wap.
>     Your wireless part of the router is causing the problem.
> 
> >  Any nxclient connections crash as the nxserver ip address 
> > has changed.
> >
> > Syslog provides the following messages :
> >
> > May 30 09:30:04 bessie dhclient: DHCPREQUEST of <null address> 
> > Tia.
> >
> >   
>     To fix this put your work station not on static but DHCP and relax. 
> It will change but who cares?
> 
> Karl


Hi Karl,
Your suggestion isn't accurate ...
... the OP clearly wants to have static IP adresses, 
so your hint is nonsense !!!

You may go as you like and be happy !!  ;-)
Myself too I always prefer static IP's in my setups ! ;-D

Cheers, svobi





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