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David C. Rankin wrote:
> James Knott wrote:
>> Carlos F Lange wrote:
>>> On Mon November 12 2007 11:48, James Knott wrote:
<snip>
>
> 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.
>
>
Why not? (no pun intended :-) ) avoids having to run and configure a
DHCP server. I use the same approach; static local; DHCP when required
away... BTW prefer to use traditional ip/ipconfig anyway... client
config is a one off, and a cache DNS with local domain deals with any
name resolution issues...
Additional work for no tangible benefit for a small setup IMHO...
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