well if it is a half way intelligent dhcp server you should be able to use
any address on the localnet and it will not assign any addresses already in
use..
but then you will miss out on the ease of chaning the ip stack via dhcp....
-Patrick
and winx boxes hate to be changed.... always asking for a reboot and
such...how archaic....
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Schmenk ">eschmenk@bellsouth.net>
To: Patrick ">tewkewl@mindspring.com>; Glenn C. Lasher, Jr.
">glasher@dtassoc.com>; Jim Lynch ">jwl@sgi.com>
Cc: Ale ">ale@ale.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] Addonice spoiled my fun!
> I'm wondering what I'm missing here. Sure, as the Addonics
> tech support said, the DHCP server is either on or off.
> There can't be any in-between states, right? But I can't
> imagine why there would be any problems mixing fixed and
> DHCP addresses, as long as the fixed addresses are legal and
> don't match an address already given away by the DHCP
> server. Right? Or is there something I don't know.
>
> Patrick, are you suggesting having both the Linux box and
> shuttle acting as DHCP servers on the same network
> simultaneously? That can't be a good idea, can it? Why
> would anyone want to do that?
>
> Eric
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick" ">tewkewl@mindspring.com>
> To: "Glenn C. Lasher, Jr." ">glasher@dtassoc.com>; "Jim
> Lynch" ">jwl@sgi.com>
> Cc: "Ale" ">ale@ale.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 10:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [ale] Addonice spoiled my fun!
>
>
> > this is easily accomplished by taking the addonics off the
> network, bring up
> > the linux as the dhcp server, let the winblows machines
> broadcast for an ip
> > address, once they get it, they will know where to ask for
> dhcp updates and
> > will not broadcast anymore. Then put the shuttle back on
> the network... :)
> >
> > -Patrick
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Glenn C. Lasher, Jr. ">glasher@dtassoc.com>
> > To: Jim Lynch ">jwl@sgi.com>
> > Cc: Ale ">ale@ale.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 3:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ale] Addonice spoiled my fun!
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I since put this question to Addonics tech support, they
> said DHCP can be
> > > fully on or fully of, but not ranged. I asked them this
> before ordering
> > > one. What I would *like* to do is get the device, turn
> off its DHCP
> > > server, and put DHCP on the Linux box, then the two
> WindBlows machines can
> > > get their DHCP IP addresses from their superior. :-D
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Jim Lynch wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Glenn C. Lasher, Jr." wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Question for the original poster: Does WebShuttle
> have support for
> > fixed
> > > > > IP addresses? If so, I would probably want to set
> up my box with a
> > fixed
> > > > > address, and my wife's with a DHCP address, and my
> laptop could stay
> > on
> > > > > DHCP when bouncing it back and forth between my home
> and office nets.
> > > >
> > > > If it does, it's not documented.
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