James Knott wrote:
> Carlos F Lange wrote:
>> On Mon November 12 2007 11:48, James Knott wrote:
>>
>>>> KNetworkManager does allow you to setup static address on a
>>>> per-card basis. For example, I set a static address for the wired
>>>> Ethernet, since I expect to use it mostly at home, and I left the
>>>> wireless card as DHCP. But ideally I would like the wireless card
>>>> to have a static address also at home, and DHCP everywhere else.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> How do you configure a static ethernet connection? It doesn't appear
>>> to be available on the configuration panel.
>>>
>> You are right, it can't be set in KNetworkManager.
>> But I set it up in YaST/Network Devices/Network Card. I set the ethernet
>> card as static IP and the wireless as DHCP. NetworkManager honours the
>> static IP, whenever I am plugged into the network.
>>
>>
> Therein lies the problem. I prefer to use static IP at home and DHCP
> elsewhere. While I can use DHCP at home I prefer static, as I have
> different addresses for when the computer is running Linux or Windows.
>
Why? I use statics for servers and dhcp for all others. For dual boot
boxes where the potential for wins/dhcp lease conflicts exist, I simply
configure dhcp to assign a certain address to each particular box by
including the following in the dhcpd.conf:
#
# We want Rankin-P35a to appear at the same fixed address
regardless of which OS is booted
# to prevent multiple dhcp leases belonging to the same hardware
address
#
host Rankin-P35a.3111skyline.com {
hardware ethernet 00:11:f5:15:2d:83;
fixed-address 192.168.6.120;
}
I'm not sure if that addresses the concerns you have, but it works
wonderfully and is another option for assigning a known IP in a dhcp
environment. It eliminates client config and when used with dns dynamic
updates, eliminates name resolution problems as well.
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