Lizette, With DHCP there is a lot less administration for the network department. You just define some IP-ranges for DHCP-use in the network. For the workstations you make an image, with a standard networksetting of 'use DHCP'. Then you don't have to define networksettings in each workstation.
Basically when the workstation starts, it asks the network for IP-settings using a broadcast. The DHCP-server reports the neccessary settings to the workstation ( dns-servers, default gateway, subnetmask, IP-address ) Servers and hostprinters need a static IP-address or a dynamic dns-entry with a static DNS-name, so they will always be reachable by the same name, or in your case, the same IP-address. Your networkdepartment should know exactly which ip-ranges will be used in the new location. Maybe they are not aware that some static ip-addresses are needed. It is easy to exclude some ip-addresses from the DHCP-range, so they can be used for your printers. At my company the first few IP-addresses of a range are reserved for networkdevices. The next addresses are for DHCP. Static addresses start at the end of the range, down: E.g: Range 10.1.1.1 - 10.1.1.254 10.1.1.1 - 10.1.1.10 Networkdevices 10.1.1.11 - 10.1.1.xx DHCP-addresses 10.1.1.xx+1 - 10.1.1.254 Static-addresses The projectleader/manager should know which user or department is going where and which printer they will get. With his/her help you can identify which printers need a static IP-address. Your networkdepartment should then provide the static IP-addresses for these printers. If they don't coöperate, you might want to start talking about the cost of production loss to the projectleader/manager. -- Maarten Slegtenhorst -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Lizette Koehler Verzonden: donderdag 23 augustus 2007 13:29 Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: Print Distribution and IP connected Devices Since I am not involved (unfortunately) with either the IP or Network part of this move, I am not as familiar with this problem as I would like. However, I believe that Hal has identified my issue. They use DHCP to assign IP addresses. So what would be a better way. I am not familiar with why you would use DHCP vs. some other method. Is there a benefit or is there a better way. Thanks all for the help. It is starting to look murky instead of just dark. Lizette ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
