On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Labitt, Bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the reasons originally given to me was "they" did not want the > possibility > of ever having a DHCP server [mine] getting attached to the corporate network.
A rogue DHCP server can wreck all sorts of havoc on to a network, so that's a reasonable fear. Of course, the real danger scenario is some luser (not you) buying a SOHO router, and plugging their corporate LAN drop into the "local" side, thinking that's all they need to do to gain an extra LAN port. You actually know at least the basics of what you're doing, and asked first. So you get punished, while the luser scenario is still possible > I don't blame them, but I would think there are alternate ways to ensure > this. With a good managed switch, it's possible to do things like broadcast suppression or MAC address access control. (That would also prevent the luser scenario described above.) > Maybe sometime I'll actually get to do some work on this. ;) Heh. Story of my life. :) -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
