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--- retain_dhcp_lease_info_after_a_reboot [2024/10/31 21:26] – [Method 2: Copying the lease database to permanent storage at halt time] hogwild
+++ retain_dhcp_lease_info_after_a_reboot [2024/10/31 21:32] (current) – [Method 1: Store the lease database on permanent storage] hogwild
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   - Use a path relative to your own system.  Click Save. \\ \\
-  - Using permanent storage means clients will retain connectivity if the router reboots.\\ Because the lease database isn't stored in RAM, rebooting won't erase it. \\ This can be useful when devices are connected to a switch. \\ \\ As well, clients won't display in the [[status-devices|Device List]] as having an active lease \\ until their current lease expires, and they've requested a new one. \\ FreshTomato will just continue where if left off. \\ \\
+  - Using permanent storage lets clients maintain connectivity after router reboots.\\ Because the lease database isn't stored in RAM, rebooting won't erase it. \\ This can be useful when devices are connected to a switch. \\ \\ As well, clients in the [[status-devices|Device List]] won't show as having an active lease \\ until their current lease expires, and they've requested a new one. \\ FreshTomato will just continue where if left off. \\ \\
-  - Notice that the example points to a USB device named "usb". \\ Yours may have a different name, depending on how storage was formatted. \\ This also means you can store the data on other permanent media, \\ such as a CIFS share.  \\ \\ However, for such configurations, it isn't wise to use JFFS. JFFS isn't \\ recommended for frequent writes (which in this case, would occur every time a new IP is sent).
+  - Notice that the example points to a USB device named "usb". \\ Yours may have a different name, depending on how storage was formatted. \\ This also means you can store the data on other permanent media, such as \\ a CIFS share.  \\ \\ However, for such configurations, it's not wise to use JFFS. JFFS is not\\ recommended for frequent writes (which, in this case, would occur every \\ time a new IP is sent).

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