Do what we do: Continue to use DHCP, but reserve all addresses.
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: S Powell [mailto:powe...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:07:26 -0800 Subject: Re: apipa scripting? > We are running DHCP now, we are just looking to get rid of it as we > change some things around. > We're looking to tie addresses together, so that we have static > ethernet addresses on the 192.168.0.x range where x = the machine ID > and have the static wifi addresses be in the 192.168.1.x range > > So if I see something on x.x.x.45 I know at a glance that it can only > be one computer. > It eliminates ambiguity. > > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Matthew W. Ross > <mr...@ephrataschools.org> wrote: > >> We’d like to use apipa to assign a static IP address to the wifi > >> adapters; so that we can turn off DHCP in the office, and yet allow > >> DHCP when not in the office. > > > > Why do you not want a DHCP server? > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: S Powell > > [mailto:powe...@gmail.com] > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > > Sent: Fri, 08 Mar 2013 > > 11:57:45 -0800 > > Subject: apipa scripting? > > > > > >> My google-Fu has failed, does anyone know how to script apipa > configuration? > >> > >> Automatic private IP addressing (normally it is that 169… address you > >> get when something is wrong with your networking) > >> > >> We are doing this using the alternative configuration tab under ipv4 > >> properties that is enabled when you select DHCP. > >> I’d like to be able to script this process and not do every computer > >> in the office by hand. > >> > >> We’d like to use apipa to assign a static IP address to the wifi > >> adapters; so that we can turn off DHCP in the office, and yet allow > >> DHCP when not in the office. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> > >> > >> Sean > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > >> --- > >> To manage subscriptions click here: > >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > >> > >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
