[ale] Multi-label names

[DJ-Pfulio]

On 03/19/2018 12:14 PM, Scott Plante via Ale wrote:
> Do you/others set static IPs on boxes these days, other than the DHCP
> server and/or firewall itself? I was taught to make pretty much
> everything DHCP, and just set a static reservation in the DHCP server
> for the boxes where you don't want the addresses to change. That way,
> you have one place to manage all the addresses.
I've had some self-inflicted DNS and DHCP issues over the years.  Fewer
these days, but they still happen once every few years.  DHCP across
different subnets didn't always work well.

Static IPs are setup on-the-system for any non-portable systems.
Physical and virtual.

For portable devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops), I use DHCP
reservations - effectively static IPs, except when DHCP doesn't work.
Then they end up in the relatively tiny DHCP area on the network. It is
a pain when that happens. Sometimes takes me a day or so to realize it.

For IoT devices like Roku, Kodi, SIP phones, HDHR tuners, etc ... I use
DHCP reservations.  Best to know where everything should be than have to
guess where it might be.

I've also been burned by avahi more than a few times.  Just last week, a
fresh install that happened to include avahi which broke name resolution.