Can't get DHCP to assign specific addresses

[James Pifer]

On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 11:09 -0400, James Pifer wrote:
> I have an older server (FC5) still acting as my dhcp server on my home
> network. I have a few laptops that I'm trying to get DHCP to assign
> specific addresses from the pool. For example, I want to be able to VNC
> to my wife's laptop (running Vista). Of course I could assign a static
> address, but this always causes problems when she takes it somewhere. 
> 
> Here's my config for dhcp:
> 
> # home
> subnet 192.168.20.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> 	option routers 192.168.20.1;
> 	option domain-name-servers 192.168.20.2;
> 	range 192.168.20.50 192.168.20.100;
> 	}
> ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
> 
> # Laptop
> host laptop1 {
> 	deny client-updates;
> 	hardware ethernet 00:1B:77:85:DF:3F;
> 	fixed-address 192.168.20.50;
> 	}
> 
> I've run wireshark and the pc is definitely hitting this dhcp server.
> I've tried it with allowing and denying client updates. For some reason
> the laptop keeps getting 192.168.20.99 instead of 192.168.20.50.
> 
> Any ideas what the problem could be?

Picked up dunce hat and stuck on head... 

I compared the mac address I had written with what was in the leases
file and found one character wrong. Sorry to bother. 

Thanks,
James