On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 7:56 AM john doe <johndoe65...@mail.com> wrote:
> On 6/27/2021 9:17 AM, Carl Karsten wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 2:10 AM john doe <johndoe65...@mail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 6/27/2021 7:03 AM, Dominik wrote: > >>> Hey Carl, > >>> > >>> On Sat, 2021-06-26 at 19:16 -0500, Carl Karsten wrote: > >>>> I'm looking for advice on haveing some boxes to have both dynamic and > >>>> static IPs. > >>> > >>> Why use a static IP at all? We have often enough seen people use static > >>> addresses for the wrong reasons. > >>> > >> > >> As I understand it, the OP wants to use DHCP static leases. > >> > > > > No. > > > > I need this for when move put a box on someone else's network. > > So I don't have any control over the dhcp server. > > > > Then set an fix IP on dhcp client (dhclient ...) and remove it when you > don't need it. > > Basically, you set the dhcp client to have a static address or let the > client get a lease from a dhcp server. > I'm trying to reduce the amount of work I need to do when I show up and discover there is no dhcp server. Example locations: university, coffee shop, convention center, office meeting room. In all cases I am a guest for a few days. > > Why do you need dnsmasq into the mix? > I don't - I am just working on client config. > > -- > John Doe > > _______________________________________________ > Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list > Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk > https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss > -- Carl K
_______________________________________________ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
