How does dhcp(d) choose an IP address?

[John Summerfield]

Mike C wrote:
> Timothy Murphy <tim <at> birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie> writes:
> 
>> Todd Zullinger wrote:
>>> Are you sure that there isn't another dhcp server running on the
>>> network?  Have you checked in /var/log/messages for dhcp logs from the
>>> time the ip was assigned to your laptop?
> 
> If you are connecting through an AP that also had DHCP available then it is
> possible that the IP address has been given by the AP and not by your DHCP
> server running on your desktop.  I had this issue and found that I had forgotten
> to switch off the dhcp server in the AP config.  Worth checking I would think.

Any of the little routers can do that, doesn't have to be wireless. I 
got caught by Billions one or twice: fortunately, they default to 
addresses I don't use at home.


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