-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bryen wrote: > On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 10:50 +0100, G T Smith wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Patrick Shanahan wrote:
<snip> >>> at least not at my knowledge level :^) >>> >>> tks, >> a) For an environment involving 2 or 3 machines DHCP is more likely to >> give grief than any benefit, static addressing is probably easier to >> maintain. I know DHCP seems easy but there are some hidden pitfalls in >> DHCP which the naive can fall into. If you wish to continue using DHCP >> make damn certain that only one device is supplying addresses, otherwise >> you will playing network address lotto. >> > I disagree. If she's using wireless, chances are good that his wife's > computer is a laptop and she uses it more than just at home. Static > addressing is only good when the machine never leaves its spot. He'll > get more grief from his wife than from his network if she always has to > change her IP address setup every time she leaves or returns to the > house. > > A valid point, but if she is moving to multiple environments she is probably already running different profiles for those environments (i.e. printer links network shares etc etc). So same difference... :-) - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHGdK/asN0sSnLmgIRAiicAKCK2Dt/cp20buWd6jdWL0L59zULaACcCfKI kF4JDI7cGTflZe5S9I6ql70= =d3kk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
