Feature: Import dhcpd.lease config data to pfsense

[bobdvb]

This looks like a good tool, I found it while I was looking for an answer to importing an existing dhcpd.lease file extracted from a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter during a migration from an ER-X to pfSense. If you find it an interesting addition, it might be useful to add an extra feature to parse an existing lease configuration to import data.

lease 192.168.1.104 {
starts 4 2022/03/31 07:49:46;
ends 5 2022/04/01 07:49:46;
#shared-network: LAN
cltt 4 2022/03/31 07:49:46;
binding state active;
next binding state free;
hardware ethernet xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx;
uid "\001>\001\313a\015U";
client-hostname "Pixel-4";
}

Just a suggestion, it's your project, you do as you like, others might find it useful.

[cjnaz]

Hi @bobdvb , thanks much for your input. I've thought about this for a few days (while traveling). This tool uses a .csv file as the master for the definitions. It doesn't support translating lease assignments directly from other platforms. I would suggest a tool that does a 1-time extract from a given platform backup file and outputs a preliminary .csv file that can be managed in Excel, then fed to dhcpcsv2pfsense. Since I don't have any of those platforms, I can't really write these extract tools. I would welcome your contribution of such a tool though. :>