Topic: Issue with settings sme server 8.1

[louhaven]

Hello,

My second post ever!

I'm running sme server 8.1, have been for ages.

Isp told me to start to connect to them using a static ip address/etc, which they supplied. Now, they want me to use dhcp with client identifier. I set this, but the dhcp part still refers to the static ip address, and I am unable to get rid of the settings on the console 'External Interface Configuration' page.

Any ideas?

[Stefano]

how do you connect to wan? router? modem? how

[louhaven]

Hello Stefano,

I connect to wan directly, no router, i have a cat 6e connection out of the fibre terminator ('network terminating device' or ntd) straight into the sme server. For some reason I am unable to 'clear' the static ip address details now that I have switched to 'dhcp send client identifier' the old static ip address details prevent the dhcp server from obtaining another ip address.

Best Regards,

Louis

[CharlieBrady]

... now that I have switched to 'dhcp send client identifier' the old static ip address details prevent the dhcp server from obtaining another ip address.

What are you seeing that makes you say that? How do you know that the dhcp server is unable to obtain another ip address, and how do you know that the old static IP address details are at fault? Please describe exactly what you have done, and what you are seeing.

[louhaven]

Hi CharlieBrady,

I know the dhcp server will not be able to use the old ip address, because my isp blocked me from using it!

I ended up talking to a network engineer, who said in part:

"
Can please delete your lease files on the gateway and restart dhclient
"
So that's what I did, and we are away.

For some reason the existing leases were clashing with the new leases, and the dhcp ddclient was not refreshing its lease files.

I have another problem, but it will be the subject of another message.

Many thanks to all who helped me with this problem.

What are you seeing that makes you say that? How do you know that the dhcp server is unable to obtain another ip address, and how do you know that the old static IP address details are at fault? Please describe exactly what you have done, and what you are seeing.

[Stefano]

hi

you're keeping telling us that "it doesn't work" without giving us any useful log excerpt..