[NTLUG:Discuss] dhcp question

[Fred James]

Ed Leach wrote:

>I have 2 CentOS machines on the same network. I have a dhcp server set
>up. I'm restarting networking on a client machine in the same network.
>It finds the dhcp server and restarts networking, but it is not being
>updated with a new IP address.
>
>On the server I'm getting this error in /var/log/messages:
>
>---
>localhost dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.0.103 from 00:11:31:f1:3b:bc
>via eth0: unknown lease 192.168.0.103.
>---
>
>192.168.0.103 is the IP address of the client that I believe the client
>is getting from the router. Why wouldn't the client get it's IP address
>from the dhcp server?
>
>Below is my config file, which I have simplified as much as possible but
>is still not working.
>
>Also - I'm studying to take the RHCE exam some time and am looking for
>some help if there is someone in the North Dallas or Plano area who
>could provide advice and/or some kind of mentoring (like testing me).
>I'm going through Jang's prep book and every once in a while get tripped
>up by something like the above problem.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ed
>
>  
>
Ed Leach
Does the router think it is a DHCP server?
Regards
Fred James