DHCP and fixed IP addresses

[rleonard]

Blake,

It's referred to as either a fixed address or a client reservation, creating
a static wins address is used for unix machines that don't register with a
wins server, this allows for a windows machine to resolve the hostname or
psuedo netbios name to an IP address, this is critical for windows machines
especially in a routed environment.  The "hybrid" solution your talking
about is Dynamic DNS or utilizing SRV records, which is supported in the
later versions of BIND and is an RFC, in which your named records are
dynamically updated as dhcp leases are given.

hope that helps.......


-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
Barnett, Blake
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:03 AM
To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
Subject: RE: DHCP and fixed IP addresses


I have also heard this and would be interested in having it explained.  I
know it's possbile in windows NT via static wins addresses, and I've seen
hybrid DNS/DHCP solutions but not specifically for linux..

*  Blake


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim M. Sanders [mailto:tsanders@mvista.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:04 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: DHCP and fixed IP addresses


I am the "voluntary" IT person at the company I work for.  We use DHCP
for IP addressing.  I have heard (and maybe read) that there is a way to
make it so a host gets the same IP address forever.  In essence,
providing a fixed IP address via the DHCP process.  Can anyone help me
figure this out?  Thanks.

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