Re: [newbie] DHCP release/renewal
On Wed, 2003-01-15 at 18:14, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > Linux or UNIX are inherently shitting with being DHCP clients - if > anything, static IP is preferred to anything else. > > Sorry - there are heaps of work-arounds, but in reality, nothing beats > the stability of static. I used to say something similar. But since I have been working with a DHCP server in order to provide ip services to winblows clients, I have found it to be very reliable. The DHCP server can be configured to provide an ip that doesn't change to a selected hardware address; basically the same as a static IP. This of course applies only when YOU control the DHCP server. However if you do have one, then you can tell it to supply whatever IP you want the hardware to have; including perhaps an available IP on the ISP's net. In a corporate situation a DHCP server allows very easy administration of IP's from a central location. These days I've got a DHCP server on the local net here, and I've been pretty pleased with the results and ease of use. --LX -- °°° Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdkEvolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] DHCP release/renewal
On Thu, 2003-01-16 at 04:40, Noquar wrote: > Hi all, this is my first time posting to this list. The question I had > was this... > > I run two computers off a hub/switch in my house on a cable modem, my > ISP will assign a separate IP to both so it doesn't require a router. My > Windows machine has kept the same IP for months, my Mandrake 9.0 machine > seems to get about 2-3 new IP's a DAY. Is there anything I can set to > keep the machine from release/renewing so often? It doesn't matter if > the machine is kept on constantly, sometimes it will renew in the middle > of a console session, it seems so random and it's annoying. I'd prefer > not to get a static IP but it seems I might have to go that route. Linux or UNIX are inherently shitting with being DHCP clients - if anything, static IP is preferred to anything else. Sorry - there are heaps of work-arounds, but in reality, nothing beats the stability of static. -- Thu Jan 16 10:10:00 EST 2003 10:10am up 2 days, 1:51, 4 users, load average: 0.51, 0.29, 0.15 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- * linux user:267497 * RH 7.3+ * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- Rudin's Law: If there is a wrong way to do something, most people will do it every time. Rudin's Second Law: In a crisis that forces a choice to be made among alternative courses of action, people tend to choose the worst possible course. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] DHCP release/renewal
Hi all, this is my first time posting to this list. The question I had was this... I run two computers off a hub/switch in my house on a cable modem, my ISP will assign a separate IP to both so it doesn't require a router. My Windows machine has kept the same IP for months, my Mandrake 9.0 machine seems to get about 2-3 new IP's a DAY. Is there anything I can set to keep the machine from release/renewing so often? It doesn't matter if the machine is kept on constantly, sometimes it will renew in the middle of a console session, it seems so random and it's annoying. I'd prefer not to get a static IP but it seems I might have to go that route. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
