Re: [opensuse] Wicked Static IP & Router Power Loss

On 04/14/2016 08:18 AM, Per Jessen wrote:

Typically a DHCP server will check the arp table to see if a supposedly unassigned address is already used by someone (statically), but I doubt if all DHCP servers do this.

Data in an arp cache doesn't last very long. Some servers will ping an address before assigning it. Some clients will also do that before using a DHCP assigned address. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org