(RADIATOR) IP Lease problem

[Hugh Irvine]

Hello Skeeve -

The short answer is to use static addresses for long-held connections.

By definition, dynamic addresses are designed for frequent re-use.

regards

Hugh


On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 11:50 PM, Skeeve Stevens wrote:

>
>
> Question
>
> We currently have a pool of 64 IP's stored in a database, and when a
> user connects AND they don't have a static IP they get assigned one 
> from
> the database of dynamic IP's...
>
> The problem I have is that the pool has the Lease Period set to 24 
> hours
> after 24 hours the dynamic IP is reclaimed... which is all good..
>
> But what if the user was dedicated and did not disconnect after 24
> hours.
> The IP still gets reclaimed.. and can be assigned by the database to a
> new connection even though the user is still using it..
>
> If I set it to have no Lease or a Lease longer than, lets say a week 
> and
> the user has no stop record, then I risk not getting the IP back for a
> while if not at all... and the pool can fill.
>
> Any Thoughts....
>
>
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