[plug] dhcp and dynamic ip addresses

Brad Campbell brad at wasp.net.au
Tue May 15 22:21:11 WST 2007


Cameron Patrick wrote:
> Brad Campbell wrote:
> 
>> My problem is I either use the wifi or wired on my laptop. At the moment I 
>> have them assigned 2 different ip addresses with dhcp, 
> 
> Okay, stupid question: why do you have two different IP addresses?  You
> can configure dhcpd to hand out the same IP to two different MAC
> addresses, which would avoid you having to go through the whole dynamic
> IP ordeal.

And there we go. dhcp3-server allows me to do just that. The old dhcpd just choked on a config file 
that had two different entries with the same static IP address.

Ta Cameron :)

Brad
-- 
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability
to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable
for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams



More information about the plug mailing list