Re: networkmanager gets another IP than dhclient

[Marc Herbert <Marc Herbert gmail com>]

Le 26/03/2010 17:40, Markus Feldmann a écrit :
> Hi All,
> 
> i am using Debian Lenny 32bit in a local Network with a DDNS+DHCP 
> Server. Client and Server are both Debian Lenny. My DHCP works. The 
> clients get IP's from the DHCP server. But the networkmanager lets me 
> get <192.168.0.196> and dhclient <192.168.0.185>. I don't know why? Has 
> somebody any idea.

A DHCP client can request one of these two things:

- please lease me this address (again) if it still available, or
- please lease me any address

NetworkManager requests the latter. I think a feature request has
already been filed so NM requests the former; check the archive.