RE: Hiding a Linux computer

1998-10-16 Thread Hogland, Thomas E.
On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 at 12:01:59PM +0200, Rainer Clasen wrote: [snip] = try putting a send host-name statement in your dhclient.conf (see man 5 = dhclient.conf for details) = = I'd like to not even use the dhcp server but I think that would mean I'd = have to setup the Linux machine to be a

Re: Hiding a Linux computer

1998-10-16 Thread Michael Stone
Quoting Hogland, Thomas E. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): =Someone takes an IP no problem =DHCP server gives out that IP...and the unsuspecting user gets an IP =adress conflict. = =They call the helpdesk...helpdesk calls net eng... that adress is =taken out of the DHCP pool and put on the exclude

Re: Hiding a Linux computer

1998-10-16 Thread Greg Frye
Hogland, Thomas E. wrote: [snip] (Being on the Win95/MSOffice support team can really give you a crappy outlook on life...) Tom (Another person in a shop that keeps saying, We can't use Linux - there's no company to hold responsible if there's problems.) Like Microsoft would be held

Re: Hiding a Linux computer

1998-10-16 Thread Stephen J. Carpenter
On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 at 01:35:49PM -0800, Hogland, Thomas E. wrote: On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 at 12:01:59PM +0200, Rainer Clasen wrote: [snip] = try putting a send host-name statement in your dhclient.conf (see man 5 = dhclient.conf for details) = = I'd like to not even use the dhcp server

Re: Hiding a linux computer

1998-10-16 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 at 12:01:59PM +0200, Rainer Clasen wrote: No! Not using dhcp means guessing a free IP - or better getting a real staic one. There are other reasons for using dhcp. I have a notebook and it's very handy for getting a relevant IP wherever I happen to be. At home I have a

RE: Hiding a Linux computer

1998-10-16 Thread Hogland, Thomas E.
Quoting Michael Stone[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] = ...Or it works like the helpdesk I work on: Someone grabs an IP address, = DHCP gives out that address, user gets an IP conflict. User calls us, we = call net eng, who bounces the static address and leases it to the DHCP user. = Static user calls us,

RE: Hiding a Linux computer

1998-10-16 Thread Hogland, Thomas E.
= ...Or it works like the helpdesk I work on: Someone grabs an IP address, = DHCP gives out that address, user gets an IP conflict. User calls us, we = call net eng, who bounces the static address and leases it to the DHCP user. = Static user calls us, we ask them why they're screwing up the

Hiding a linux computer

1998-10-15 Thread Jeremy Blonde
I have an interesting question for some of you. Where I work they are very pro-WinNT. That's fine for them (although they could get the same file printer sharing for 1/8 of the cost from Linux). Because of that they are very paranoid about Linux machines running on their network. What I

Re: Hiding a linux computer

1998-10-15 Thread Brian Almeida
On Wed, Oct 14, 1998 at 05:41:44PM -0700, Jeremy Blonde wrote: However a few problems arise. They are using dhcp, which I can work with (I get the ip address and can hit all the servers, etc.), but this also leaves a record in the dhcp ip address listing in this format: ipaddress

RE: Hiding a linux computer

1998-10-15 Thread Lewis, James M.
, 1998 8:41 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Cc: The recipient's address is unknown. Subject:Hiding a linux computer I have an interesting question for some of you. Where I work they are very pro-WinNT. That's fine for them (although they could get the same file printer

Re: Hiding a linux computer

1998-10-15 Thread Rainer Clasen
Hi! Jeremy Blonde ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): However a few problems arise. They are using dhcp, which I can work with (I get the ip address and can hit all the servers, etc.), but this also leaves a record in the dhcp ip address listing in this format: ipaddress hostname mac address

Re: Hiding a linux computer

1998-10-15 Thread Stephen J. Carpenter
On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 at 12:01:59PM +0200, Rainer Clasen wrote: Hi! Jeremy Blonde ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): However a few problems arise. They are using dhcp, which I can work with (I get the ip address and can hit all the servers, etc.), but this also leaves a record in the dhcp ip address