DHCP broken after power cut [solved]

[Becker]

Hopefully my solution helps someone with the same problem.
I have Gargoyle 1.12.0 installed on a GL.iNet GL-AR150.
Any power cut results in DHCP no longer working after restart.
I suspect stale/corrupt DHCP leases.
Gargolyle router persists DHCP leases in the file /tmp/dhcp.leases

Steps to reconnect:

• Configure the connecting computer to use a static IP address.
• Login to Gargoyle router
  • Connection > DHCP
  • Untick "LAN DHCP Server Enabled", Save
  • Tick "LAN DHCP Server Enabled", Save
• Reconfigure the connecting computer to use DHCP.

To prevent stale/corrupt DHCP leases following a power cut, edit the options in /etc/config/dhcp :

• System > Router Access
• Enable Remote SSH Access
• Ensure Remote Web Admin Access is on and set to HTTPS (optional - if configuring from a computer on the WAN subnetwork)
• $ ssh root@192.168.1.1 (or from WAN subnetwork)
• Enter gargoyle password
• vim /etc/config/dhcp
  • option leasefile '/tmp/dhcp.leases'
  • change to
  • option leasefile ''