Wednesday, May 31, 2000, 11:23:48 PM, Tom wrote:
> Actually, I try to subvert my cable modem service provider's routine
> and assign myself rogue IP addresses that I expect to receive
> meaningful traffic, and then when I carry my laptop to work I also
> expect that same IP address to work.
Funny, considering my services on my cablemodem I rather like my assigned
IP. And every time I went out to a customer location instead of giving them a
dumb look when they told me they don't use DHCP I simply ran a simple perl
script which took an IP and either a netmask or CIDR notation, made some
assumptions (router on first IP, broadcast on last) and reconfigured the
ethernet port on the fly.
> Sheesh, that's got to be the most short-sighted thing I've read on the
> list in a long time. DHCP is a lot easier than setting up NAT boxes
> at every location I want to plug my laptop in...
myip.pl 208.171.56.25/24
Oww, owww, owwww, that hurts typing all that out! Meanwhile, as pointed
out, there are problems with DHCP, esp. when one considers the shifting IP
problem. Makes it hard to maintain access lists when people's IPs change
each time they reboot.
"Then don't have the lease expire."
Gee, having the lease not expire is kinda like NOT RUNNING DHCP IN THE
FIRST PLACE. There, I feel better.
DHCP is a lame answer to an even lamer problem. Windows needing to reboot
to reset its network configuration when it is entered manually.
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