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I recently replaced my windows server with an ubuntu one and I was setting up dhcp when I ran into this error whilst trying to add a 'reserved' client.

expecting IP address or hostname
Jun  6 01:47:27 xee dhcpd: fixed-address:
Jun  6 01:47:27 xee dhcpd:               ^
Jun  6 01:47:27 xee dhcpd: Configuration file errors encountered -- exiting

This is the section of the config:

host temple {
hardware ethernet ‎BC:5F:F4:A2:29:96;
fixed-address: 10.1.1.12;
}

From the material I've found online it should all work so I'm not too sure what is happening.

Edit: here is my entire config:

ddns-update-style none;

option domain-name "lan";
option domain-name-servers xee.home.lan;

default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
authoritative;
log-facility local7;

subnet 10.1.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 10.1.1.3 10.1.1.253;
option routers 10.1.1.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address 10.1.1.254;
option domain-name-servers 10.1.1.2, 8.8.8.8;
}

#host temple {
#hardware ethernet ‎BC:5F:F4:A2:29:96;
#fixed-address 10.1.1.12;
#}

The commented part when uncommented throws the error above.

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The should not be a colon after fixed-address.

This:

host temple {
hardware ethernet ‎BC:5F:F4:A2:29:96;
fixed-address: 10.1.1.12;
}

Should be this:

host temple {
hardware ethernet ‎BC:5F:F4:A2:29:96;
fixed-address 10.1.1.12;
}

Edit, based on the bigger context of the entire dhcpd.conf file:

Do not allocate your fixed address from the dynamic address reserved pool. Move the options to be global, so as to include the fixed addresses. I am suggesting this:

ddns-update-style none;

option routers 10.1.1.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address 10.1.1.254;
option domain-name "home.lan";
option domain-name-servers 10.1.1.2, 8.8.8.8;

default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
authoritative;
log-facility local7;

subnet 10.1.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 10.1.1.13 10.1.1.253;
}

host temple {
hardware ethernet ‎BC:5F:F4:A2:29:96;
fixed-address 10.1.1.12;
}
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  • thanks for spotting that, still getting the same error though.
    – FortuneCookie101
    Jun 6, 2015 at 2:42
  • Then we need the bigger context. We need to see more of your dhcpd.conf file.
    – Doug Smythies
    Jun 6, 2015 at 2:49
  • I've pasted in my entire config now.
    – FortuneCookie101
    Jun 6, 2015 at 12:47
  • I've made the changes you have suggested and still land on the same error, I'm starting to think this software is borked.
    – FortuneCookie101
    Jun 6, 2015 at 16:43
  • on further testing using the mac address 08:00:2b:4c:59:23 works but my own pc's mac address doesn't. Maybe this is a software bug.
    – FortuneCookie101
    Jun 6, 2015 at 16:52

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