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Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: I never thought of this scenario Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 11:10:53 +0100 Lines: 12 Message-ID: <l7f9pcFlav6U1@mid.individual.net> References: <uutq04$2n9pt$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net YMN6Nkk95ufM5UtsMZCV5gzRakDbe9yMSQeF12ftsKC7YZAPSx Cancel-Lock: sha1:oY1rFIGzED+XSfwvwtQ7SMx2J7M= sha256:R7uAekubuJQvKIJxvPJsUhIJm+EXuKK8BX5MLWM8+78= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <uutq04$2n9pt$1@dont-email.me> Bytes: 1217 The Natural Philosopher wrote: > I then restarted a piece of kit I am working on, and it popped up in the > first available DHCP slot. > > My question is, if that had already been occupied by another piece of > kit, would I have ended up with an IP address clash? Most kit will try a gratuitous ARP for the IP addr it's contemplating using, which will show up most clashes before they happen, less sophisticated devices may not bother ...