Actually the point of using the 'fixed-address' parameter in /etc/dhcpd.conf
is to make sure that the workstation specified always get the same ip
address from your dhcp pool.  :-)


--- Original Message -----
From: "scarlett" <scarlett@excelco.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: DHCP and fixed IP addresses


>
> Hi there,
> You need to edit your /etc/dhcpd.conf file to declare fixed ip's.
> host myhost {
>   hardware ethernet 00:00:00:00:00:00;
>   fixed-address myhost.mydomain.com;
> }
> And make sure you assign them addresses that are not in the address pool
> in your subnet range.
>
>
>
> Scarlett Gately
> Network Administrator
> Excelco Inc.
>
> On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Tim M. Sanders wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
> > --
> > -
> > ============================
> > Tim M. Sanders
> > MontaVista Software
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> > Tempe, AZ  85282
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> >
> >
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