[NTLUG:Discuss] philosophical dhcpcd question

[Bug Hunter]

> Fred James wrote:
> 
> > OK, but why?  Please understand that this is not a question of how it 
> > is, or what happens, nor am I suggesting the world change to fit my 
> > current whim.  It fairly is easy to understand why we might want a 
> > DHCP client to try to retain a single IP for the duration of its 
> > connection, or possibly even upon reestablishing a failed connection, 
> > as long as it is connected to the same DHCP sever.  But is there any 
> > reason to want that DHCP client to try to keep the same IP it had 
> > before power down, when it is powered up connected to a different DHCP 
> > server? 
> 

 they forgot to tell the dhcp client to remember the last server it 
connected to.

  For most desktop machines, requesting the same ip address is a no 
brainer.  Laptops are a new situation.

  DHCP was done to allow administrators to reorganize networks and do 
other such things.  Just because a client asks for the same ip, does not 
mean it will get that ip.  If the lease has expired, the server will hand 
out the ip to a new machine on a first come, first serve basis.