But if the DHCP server is down and the clients reboot, doesn't that prevent them from getting on the network? I agree that on very large networks or a network with a lot of laptops DHCP is more desireable, but with a small network I prefer static.
--- On Wed, 8/20/08, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [NF] Small LAN configuration for failsafe DNS To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 11:39 AM Rick Borup wrote: > Paul McNett wrote: >> There's *never* a good reason for static ip's on a workstation, desktop, >> or laptop. > > Unless you need to do port forwarding from the router to a specific machine, > e.g. for pcAnywhere or FTP access. See my qualification: static ip's are okay, as long as it is the dhcp server handling it, not the workstation. Paul [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
