Koozali.org: home of the SME Server

Contribs.org Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: khphearun on June 16, 2009, 03:12:59 AM

Title: IP of Client is always changed
Post by: khphearun on June 16, 2009, 03:12:59 AM

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

Title: Re: IP of Client is always changed
Post by: janet on June 16, 2009, 08:48:20 AM

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.

Title: Re: IP of Client is always changed
Post by: johnp on June 16, 2009, 09:41:53 AM

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.

Title: Re: IP of Client is always changed
Post by: khphearun on June 16, 2009, 12:03:11 PM

Quote from: johnp on June 16, 2009, 09:41:53 AM

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

Title: Re: IP of Client is always changed
Post by: janet on June 16, 2009, 12:08:40 PM

khphearun

Quote

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

Title: Re: IP of Client is always changed
Post by: khphearun on June 16, 2009, 12:56:14 PM

Quote from: mary on June 16, 2009, 12:08:40 PM

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, :smile: :smile:

Title: Re: IP of Client is always changed
Post by: CharlieBrady on June 16, 2009, 03:08:34 PM

Quote from: khphearun on June 16, 2009, 12:56:14 PM

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

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

Title: Re: IP of Client is always changed
Post by: kb-ohnemus on June 16, 2009, 03:58:38 PM

Quote from: mary on June 16, 2009, 08:48:20 AM

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.