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Diffstat (limited to 'server/dhcpd.conf.5')
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1 files changed, 32 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/server/dhcpd.conf.5 b/server/dhcpd.conf.5 index 0514024b..e459d82a 100644 --- a/server/dhcpd.conf.5 +++ b/server/dhcpd.conf.5 @@ -1588,18 +1588,25 @@ This statement is currently global but it should have a shared-network scope. .PP The .B host -declaration provides a scope in which to provide configuration information about -a specific client, and also provides a way to assign a client a fixed address. -The host declaration provides a way for the DHCP server to identify a DHCP or -BOOTP client, and also a way to assign the client a static IP address. +declaration provides a way for the DHCP server to identify a DHCP or +BOOTP client. This allows the server to provide configuration +information including fixed addresses or, in DHCPv6, fixed prefixes +for a specific client. .PP If it is desirable to be able to boot a DHCP or BOOTP client on more than one -subnet with fixed addresses, more than one address may be specified in the +subnet with fixed v4 addresses, more than one address may be specified in the .I fixed-address declaration, or more than one .B host statement may be specified matching the same client. .PP +The +.I fixed-address6 +delcaration is used for v6 addresses. At this time it only works with a single +address. For multiple addresses specify multiple +.B host +statements. +.PP If client-specific boot parameters must change based on the network to which the client is attached, then multiple .B host @@ -2246,6 +2253,26 @@ declaration. .RE .PP The +.I fixed-prefix6 +declaration +.RS 0.25i +.PP +.B fixed-prefix6\fR \fIlow-address\fR \fB/\fR \fIbits\fR\fB;\fR +.PP +The \fIfixed-prefix6\fR declaration is used to assign a fixed +IPv6 prefix to a client. It should only appear in a \fIhost\fR +declaration, but multiple \fIfixed-prefix6\fR statements may appear +in a single \fIhost\fR declaration. +.PP +The \fIlow-address\fR specifies the start of the prefix and the \fIbits\fR +specifies the size of the prefix in bits. +.PP +If there are multiple prefixes for a given host entry the server will +choose one that matches the requested prefix size or, if none match, +the first one. +.RE +.PP +The .I get-lease-hostnames statement .RS 0.25i |