Add description to DHCP Leases???

Gertjan

@lrossi said in Add description to DHCP Leases???:

what would happen if i leave the "IP Address" field empty?

This :

!?!

Did you try it ?

lrossi

@gertjan, thanks for your response, I completely missed that reference. I guess I stopped reading after the first line.

Anyway, to answer your question, I haven’t tried it yet.

My network environment includes not only residential appliances but also supports 2 businesses and, the most demanding of all, a 4 year old that devours online content. What this means is that I cannot just experiment with settings without knowing the outcome and hope for the best.

Any idea on what would happen if I change the hostnames to something different than what the setting of the devices themselves have?

Gertjan

@lrossi said in Add description to DHCP Leases???:

if I change the hostnames to something different than what the setting of the devices themselves have?

That's what we all do ^^

Instead of using what the device is proposing, something like "HP4785HJYURDF-HJ" it's now know to the network as "Dave-PC-first-floor".

JKnott

@lrossi

Why are you hiding the MAC address? They're only relevant on the local LAN.

lrossi

So, i finally got a chance to give the static mapping a try. I used the OBI1022 as a test subject, added a description for it and left all other fields empty. Clicked save and apply changes.

static mapping1.jpg
(I even covered the MAC address to aggravate some people in this forum )

But when i went to the DHCP leases list i noticed that PFsense did not add the description to the OBI1022 lease. Instead, it created a new line item that had only the information that i indicated on the static mapping settings. This duplicated the OBI1022 in the DHCP list which is not the expected or desired result.

static mapping2.jpg
Does anybody know how to add a description to an item in the DHCP lease without duplicating such item?