David C. Rankin wrote:
> 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.
>
>
>
No it doesn't. I prefer my notebook to have one address when running
Linux and another when Windows. A DHCP server will give me the same for
both. Also, there are still some networks around, where there DHCP is
not used. I was at a customer site this morning, where they do not use
DHCP at all.
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