Where is my DHCP config file ?

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Where is my DHCP config file ?

Hi,

I have sat up a new server with Snow Leopard and my older server (with Leopard) is not running any more. I have a complete archive the old system and I don't know where I could find my old DHCP config to restore it.

I can get /etc/bootpd.list but I also had sat up many static IP addresses attached to MAC addresses by the DHCP server, can anyone help me to find this file, in /var ? in /Etc ?

Thanks for reading

MacBook / iMac / Xserve, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Nov 3, 2009 2:37 AM

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UKenGB

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Nov 21, 2009 12:40 PM in response to Nicephore17

"Static IP address to ethernet address bindings are stored in the /etc/bootptab file and in Open Directory. Bindings specified in the /etc/bootptab file take precedence over those in Open Directory."

Took me a while to figure out where they are stored in Open Directory. Use WorkGroup Manager to open the local domain of the server and they are stored as the Computers. I have no idea why they are kept here as it makes no sense to me - there's no link to any computers you have defined for the OD domain. But that's where they are.

Unfortunately, AFAICT, the DHCP server completely ignores them and just hands out addresses from the pool. I'm still looking for a fix.

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