audiomuze wrote: > If I'm not mistaken, using DHCP makes me reliant on having a DHCP > server up at all times, whereas currently I can just turn on those > devices I want to work with and my switch and I know they'll see one > another.
Yes, you really need two DHCP servers for a robust network. I run two, one on my SqueezeBoxServer computer, and another on my firewall/DMZ to the internet. Since I leave both of those computers on 24x7, it suits me well. > I learned yesterday that my ADSL router supports binding MACs to IPs, > which would I guess give me one place to manage the lot, and presumably > automatically provides gateway and DNS info, so this may be an option. Which really says that your router implements a DHCP server. It is still technically a single point of failure, but most homes have that, one cable/fiber/DSL link to the 'net -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
