Topic: IP of Client is always changed

[khphearun]

Hi all,

I'm using SME server 7.4 as a Getaways and DHCP server in my office.
And my Client computer uses different type of OS such as Windows, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu....
My problem is that the IP address of Client is always changed when they switch from one OS to other OS.
for example, if a Client uses Windows, the IP address is different when they restart to use OpenSUSE.
What I want to do is that I want my Client get Fix IP address that's assigned from DHCP Server even they change the OS.


Thanks in advance
Phearun

[janet]

khphearun

With Windows workstation clients you can force the IP to be issued (by DHCP) based on mac address of the w/s NIC. Configure this in the Hostnames panel in server manager.

I don't know how well it will work for other OS's.

[johnp]

Look in the documentation about static ip, the mac of your nic will always be the same. So SME should attach the static for any os.

[khphearun]

Look in the documentation about static ip, the mac of your nic will always be the same. So SME should attach the static for any os.

I think it should be like that. mac address is still the same for any OS, but I don't know why the ip address is changed. Do we have any ways to set specific IP address base on Mac Address in SME server?

Thanks
Phearun

[janet]

khphearun

Do we have any ways to set specific IP address base on Mac Address in SME server?

Looks like you did not even bother to read my post which already provided the answer !
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=44289.msg212841#msg212841

[khphearun]

khphearun

Looks like you did not even bother to read my post which already provided the answer !
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=44289.msg212841#msg212841

That's so good, it's working now, thanks so much sir,

[CharlieBrady]

That's so good, it's working now, thanks so much sir,

Mary is a woman's name, so you honourific "sir" is likely not appropriate.

[kb-ohnemus]

With Windows workstation clients you can force the IP to be issued (by DHCP) based on mac address of the w/s NIC. Configure this in the Hostnames panel in server manager.

I don't know how well it will work for other OS's.

Of course this also works for Linux clients and even strange devices like Wifi-phones and printservers. Its not dependent of the client's OS.