At 02:02 PM 3/20/2006 -0500, Peter wrote:
> Yes, on a small LAN such as this - why not? It cuts out one bad idea
> (DHCP), and does not have any disadvantages I can see. Except maybe
> that
> you need to update the DNS server(s) on all the Windows boxes if it
> changes. And yes, that's happened to me...
Why is DHCP a bad idea?
It isn't - DHCP simplifies network management. I can't count the number of
times somebody brings a machine into the shop here; having to boot it and
assign network/getway addresses would take WAY too long. *Especially* for
some troublesome OSs that require rebooting to change IPs (not OBSD, of
course).
For a small network with no 'traveling' machines, NP, but for anything
else, it's the only solution.
Lee
