Hello All
I have a network at my home that has wired and wireless clients. I wrote a dhcpd.conf file that looks correct to me. BUT the ip address doesn't get assigned to the machine with the mac address listed in the file. here is the file:
I have sanitized the mac address but I can assure you they are all correct. What happens is the client machine comes up but is assigned a number other then the one I wanted it to get. What is wrong with my file. I suspect it's something simple that has just passed my attention.

I am using Slackware 12.2 for my server. All help would be appreciated

Nothing jumps out at me. Have you checked your dhcpd.leases and log files for answers?

Yes I have and nothing looks wrong there at all. Currently I am running just this part:
and this works but it doesn't assign IP addresses obviously. It has had me stumped for some time now.

I should add that the first conf file assigns IP addresses when a client requests one but not the one I want them to have. The network comes up and runs, that's probably why the log shows no errors, and the mac addresses match in the log to the one listed in the conf file. There has to be something wrong in the conf file. The dhcpd server works. It assigns IP addresses.

I have been pulling my hair out over this for months.

Took a closer look at your config file. The first static is out of range.

192.168.1.20 is outside of your range

This might be the problem but UBNT is my Bullet2hp From ubiqity: http://www.ubnt.com/bullet It works great I recommend it to anybody that needs wireless access. I have it set up with a static address of 192.168.1.20 . wanted it to have a static address now that might be a problem. I will comment it out and see what happens. that but might that kill the whole file. Non of the assignments work properly. It might be that the parser goes nuts when it sees it but the bullet never gets a request for that mac. I will try and drop it from the list and see what happens.

think I should add I started with just a hand full of machines and that entery didn't stop the assignments for the short list. but when I added all the boxes it stopped working.

When a wireless box wants an IP it goes through the Ap to the dhcpd server. The dhcp sever is a slackware macine. The wired client wants an IP it goes to the slackware server. None of the boxes get the correct IP, wired or wireless using thus conf file.

One thing I have noticed it in the man page they use addresses from a host file or a DNS server. If the above doesn't work I will set it up as a dhcpd conf abut if it gives a different addess I will locate the BULLET. I have filed an RMA for it. I have had it running for a few years and it has just developed a problem well after the current problem. It won't ping it'self but I can ping it. But it does work ac an AP.

currently it is the 3rd of july and I am a little bit buzzed and tired. If I do find out anyhing else I will it in Add it in. And by the way I Only post hard questions.

TIA


PS
There is something I think I should add. I was installing debian with a net install. The dhcpd server wasn't giving a proper dhcp response and wasn't excepted. The Debian install had to be run directly from the cable modem using the DHCP from my isp. Maybe the server I am using isn't completely standard compliant. Or my config file isn't correct!!

That doesn't matter. The range is only for dynamic assignment.