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    DHCP Client name randomly gets replaced by IP address

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    • keyserK Offline
      keyser Rebel Alliance
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      I have been noticing that lately (since 21.02) my DHCP clients randomly have no "Client Name" associated with it, and the IP address is filled in instead. Then all of a sudden the clientname returns for a client for e period - only to go away again perhaps days/weeks later.

      It may have collided with me enabling MAC auth on my WiFi/Wired network.

      Is it default DHCP server behaviour to fill the "client name" field with the IP address of the client if it does not get a client name from the client in the request? Or is this a bug?

      Love the no fuss of using the official appliances :-)

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