Re: DHCP vs Static inside Home network

--- Josh Coffman <josh_coffman@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> --- Victor Odhner <vodhner@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > My router currently serves DHCP to our two
> > computers.
> >
> > Now that I have Samba working, it still doesn't
> > because the IPs changed
> > on me.
> >
> > So: Is there any reason why I shouldn't ditch
> DHCP
> > and assign static
> > IPs to these boxes?
> >
> > The router uses DHCP for its Cox connection. That
> > seems to be totally
> > independent.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Vic
> >
>
> IMO, dhcp just makes a home network sheep-friendly.
> No
> reason why you couldn't go to static ip's,
> especially
> since you're doing things like samba.
>
>

Darrin's reserved IP suggestion is better and is in
fact what I do at home (by MAC) ..... sorry, wasn't
thinking before I sent my first response.

Shin zen ni rei
-j
Registered Linux user number 403109



        
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