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marius_kade
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Setting an DHCP Reservation in CheckPoint DHCP Server on 6400

Hello everyone,

Our CheckPoint Cluster manages DHCP in some of our networks. I'm trying to ensure that a specific device always gets the same IP address, and I'd like to achieve this through DHCP reservation or another option.

Despite searching online and in the forum, I haven't been able to find a solution. Does anyone now how to do this on a CheckPoint 6400 Base Cluster?

Thanks for your assistance,
Marius

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PhoneBoy
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Yes, it needs to be entered on both cluster members and it may require a restart of dhcpd.
I believe the main thing to be entered is the host testclient stanza (each line needs a semicolon at the end). 

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PhoneBoy
Admin
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Requires editing a configuration file.
See: https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk92473

marius_kade
Participant

Thanks for your reply.

So as i understand right, i have to write it like the example below in the dhcpd.conf file right?
Do have to this on both cluster members?

Can i use the IP-address of the lease that the client already has or do i have to pick a not assigned one?

Example:
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ddns-update-style none;
 
 
subnet 192.168.89.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
    default-lease-time 43200;
    max-lease-time 86400;
    option host-name= pick(option host-name,
       concat("dhcp-", binary-to-ascii(10, 8, "-", leased-address)));
    range 192.168.89.10 192.168.89.254;
    option routers 192.168.89.1;
    option domain-name-servers 9.9.9.9, 1.1.1.1;
}
 
host testclient {
hardware ethernet 08:50:40:A2:F2:3D
fixed-address 192.168.89.20
}
 
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Thanks for your help!!!
 
Marius
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marius_kade
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Thank you for your response!

Sorry for my late response, but I had already written something, but it either disappeared or never appeared.

 

So, does that mean I have to enter it in the dhcpd.conf file, right?
Should I do that on both cluster members? Or maybe even on the management server?
Is this syntax correct?

Config example:

ddns-update-style none;
 
 
subnet 192.168.89.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
    default-lease-time 43200;
    max-lease-time 86400;
    option host-name= pick(option host-name,
       concat("dhcp-", binary-to-ascii(10, 8, "-", leased-address)));
    range 192.168.89.10 192.168.89.254;
    option routers 192.168.89.1;
    option domain-name-servers 9.9.9.9, 1.1.1.1;
}
 
host testclient {
hardware ethernet 08:50:40:A2:F2:3D
fixed-address 192.168.89.20
}
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PhoneBoy
Admin
Admin

Yes, it needs to be entered on both cluster members and it may require a restart of dhcpd.
I believe the main thing to be entered is the host testclient stanza (each line needs a semicolon at the end). 

marius_kade
Participant

Many Thanks! I will try it.

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martin-mandat
Explorer

Be aware that any changes directly made in /etc/dhcpd.conf will be lost after gateway reboot or restart of network services because management process on gateway creates fresh dhcpd.conf based on information in configuration.

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PhoneBoy
Admin
Admin

You have to make file immutable per: https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk92473 

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