Quoting Moore, Paul ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): ... > I have absolutely no influence > over the site network setup, and even if I did, I'd never get anything > changed for the sake of Linux :-( ... > Fixed-IP machines have DNS names, so I can resolve their names by the usual > means (ping machinename, and so on). ... > Second, my Linux box gets an IP address from DHCP.
Would they give you a fixed-IP for a linux machine if you asked/explained? (They do that here, which is similar in that it's an all-"proper" site.) Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
