Phil Leigh wrote: >> Other than that it's the default setting on most network devices, is >> there any good reason to use DHCP for static network devices whose IP >> address should never change?
> Bill - Not in my book! - I never use DHCP... (but some people seem to > like it) I run DHCP on everything. Not only is it the default, but I really dislike having to run to boxes and manage their IP settings. But, and this is key, and where Phil and I actually agree in spirit, I run DHCP on two linux servers (backing each other up, failover, etc.) where I assign fixed IP addresses to every MAC address in my house. and I run a bind/dns, so each IP address gets a nice fixed fully qualified name. What this does is let me manage all the assignment of IP addresses in one place, while allowing the boxes to all use DHCP When I get a new box, I plug it in, and it gets DHCP. When a buddy brings a laptop, they get DHCP. Yet all my boxes, (SqueezeBoxen, Transporter, Receiver, Controller, laptops, music server, even the WiFi access point) get fixed addresses. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
