*>>There is something to be said for having a systematic approach to IP addressing and naming in a large environment. *
Indeed!! *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>wrote: > My second to the last year at a high school with 6 labs and 2 mobile labs, > I reserved all the labs to one section of my subnet. We had issues with > students accessing in appropriate websites occasionally. Having the IP > address essentially static made identifying the offending computer easier. > My last year, I contemplated reserving all student computers in DHCP, but it > was my last year there and I wouldn't receive a lot of benefit from it. I > did add a couple of the science labs which had 6-12 computers in them, but > not individual classroom computers for student use. > > Going back to the OP. There is something to be said for having a > systematic approach to IP addressing and naming in a large environment. > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle < > jra...@eaglemds.com> wrote: > >> “I could reserve them, but they won't be in a nice sequential order like >> she wants.” >> >> >> >> Why not? Couldn’t you reserve the range for her classroom and assign IP >> Addresses to individual MAC addresses in whatever order she wants? (I’m >> assuming you mean that she essentially wants IP addresses assigned in some >> kind of order that is in relation to the way the room is physically laid >> out?) >> >> >> >> …Aside from the fact that in doing so you would be setting a precedent. >> This may or may not be a good thing for your sanity, depending on how big of >> a campus you are supporting. >> >> >> >> Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE >> Technology Coordinator >> Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA* >> *jra...@eaglemds.com* >> *www.eaglemds.com >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Vicky Spelshaus [mailto:vicky.spelsh...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Monday, January 10, 2011 9:41 AM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* IP range for labs >> >> >> >> Please forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question... not enough coffee >> yet. >> >> >> >> I have a situation where one of the professors wants to keep students from >> cheating by restricting access to online quizes using the IP addresses of >> the classroom workstations. She can do this with the software. >> >> >> >> Here is my problem - not surprisingly I'm using a DHCP server. I refuse >> to give over half the campus static IP addresses. I could reserve them, but >> they won't be in a nice seqential order like she wants. Is there another >> option I am missing? >> >> >> >> >> >> -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't >> handle stress and caffeine. - unknown >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> >> ~ 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
