DHCP a static address

How do I setup the DHCP server to give the same static IP address to the same device each time after reboot?

Hi,
add the following line to /opt/piratebox/conf/dnsmasq_default.conf

dhcp-host=11:22:33:44:55:66,192.168.1.60
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Replace 11:22:33:44:55:66 with the MAC Address of the client you want to handout the same IP. The second parameter is the IP, which should be in the range of your network (on OpenWrt 192.168.1.x).

After changeing that file, it is necessary to restart PirateBox (because the final dnsmasq config is generated)

/etc/init.d/piratebox restart



best regards 


Matthias

Thank you that worked to get a fixed IP on my laptop.
However when I try to ping from my Windows laptop to another device on the network I get "Destination host unreachable". Should not two devices being given IPs on the same network be able to ping each other?

Hi,
per default we restricted the access to the AP(PirateBox) only with the feature "isolation". You can disable it with following this Manual on the Mods page.

best regards Matthias

Thanks again. That was it. I missed that detail.
Glad that it was a simple one.

You are welcome. We changed that behavior with 1.1 to protect strangers from others... and made the client to client connection as an opt-in "feature".