Bad DHCP host name error

[cdikland]

To manually Assign IP around the DHCP list, I added "dhcp-hostsfile=/jffs/etc/dnsmasq/static_leases" to /jffs/configs/dnsmasq.conf.add and created a script (/jffs/etc/dnsmasq/static_leases) that contains 1 record for each IP I want to assign.

Record Example: E8:39:35:CC:E7:34,HP Printer,192.168.1.246,10080m

When I reboot the router these names are not assigned and the system log file indicates "bad DHCP host name at line n of /jffs/etc/dnsmasq/static_leases" for each entry.

I know the names are fine because I can manually enter them on the LAN/DHCP Server page. Seems I must have an error in the way I structured this script file.

Anyone know what I have wrong in the record structure in this file??


Using N66U router with Firmware:3.0.0.4.374.39 (Merlin build)

 

[RMerlin]

Valid hostnames cannot contain spaces.

 

[cdikland]

Valid hostnames cannot contain spaces.

Which I originally assumed to be the culprit however, these
00:16:76:b6:2c:78,DIMENSION9200,192.168.1.232,infinite
a4:ba:db:fb:84:ae,ALIENWAREPC,192.168.1.230,infinite

failed as well


I stand corrected. Removing the spaces from host names and I no longer get the error noted above however...
The script will not manually assign IP around the DHCP list. I have this feeling I have been led astray here. I have found that my rather large list can be added manually with

nvram set dhcp_staticlist="<18:B4:30:02:5D:FC>192.168.1.200>Nest Thermostat.... many many more ........ <EC:1A:59:68:5D:19>192.168.1.201>Foyer Motion \
<A4:BA:CB:FB:84:AE>192.168.1.230>ALIENWAREPC<B8:AC:6F:A4:16:7A>192.168.1.231>Studio-XPS"
nvram commit