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# How To Reassign a Static ip address with dnsmasq
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On your router you can assign static ip addresses for various machines
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in your network, by writing the reservations in the file `/etc/dnsmasq.conf`.
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These will be in the form as below.
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`dhcp-host=<mac address>,<ip address>`
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So here's how you transfer an existing static ip address assignment to
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a new client machine. Begin by editting the file `/etc/dnsmasq.conf` on
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your router, and update the mac address associated with the intended
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ip address.
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Next, temporarily stop dnsmasq.
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```bash
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systemctl stop dnsmasq
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```
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Next shutdown networking on the new client machine. Shutting the machine down might work,
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or the command `dhclient -v -r` might get the job done (you will lose the connection).
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Now on the router, edit the file `/var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases`, and delete the pre-existing
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lease for the old client machine that will no longer exist.
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Restart dnsmasq on the router,
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and then restart networking on the new client machine.
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