[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> If I can I'd like to only tell the DHCP server what hostname is >> associated with each MAC address, and have the DHCP server resolve the >> hostname to an IP before sending a reply. >> > > You can tell the IP address, not the name. > > That's a shame. That means maintaining the same info in both places. Oh well. >> Is that possible? I haven't seen anything in the documentation about it. >> >> Also for this static IP situation, do I want to setup 'permanent' or >> 'reserved' leases? >> > > If the address can change, it cannot be a permanent lease. > If the addresses are static, then the lease can be permanent. > > So if I think I might change the MAC<->IP association, and want the DHCP server to update the client when it tries to renew the lease then I should use non-permanent reserved addresses?
But if I am ok with needing to reboot to have the client look up the new address, then a permanent address will work? Is that the only trade-off? -Kyle > Casper > _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
