On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 22:55 +1200, Simon Geard wrote: > On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 15:56 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 14:04 -0400, Dan Williams wrote: > > > Right; this is normal for DHCP depending on which client requests > > > addresses at which times. If your laptop requests an address before the > > > desktop, the laptop will generally get the lower address. > > > > > That is interesting because on my home network all machines get the same > > address no matter in which order they are turned on. > > Does it continue to do so if the DHCP server is restarted? I imagine > it's probably an implementation detail - whenever possible, try to > assign a given MAC address the same IP it had previously. My DSL router > does this, but may allocate different IPs after being restarted. > > Simon. > _______________________________________________ > NetworkManager-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
Thanks everybody! I looked into my router's software capabilities and set it up so that the MAC address on the server is always assigned the same number. Works like a charm. I know this was a little off topic - but do appreciate the pointers. -- Matt Burkhardt, MSTM President Impari Systems, Inc. Phone: (301) 644-3911 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.imparisystems.com
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