On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 10:49 AM Andrew Miskell <andrewmisk...@mac.com> wrote:
> > > On Jun 27, 2021, at 09:30, Carl Karsten <c...@nextdayvideo.com> wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > A couple things. It might help to state what the client device is running > (Windows, Linux and what distribution/version). > > Opsis PC: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Voctomix: Debian GNU/Linux 11 > dnsmasq is a DNS/DHCP server not a client, so I’m unsure what the role of > dnsmasq would be here. > > This is a bit OT (Off Topic) as in it is not a dnsmasq server question. I am asking about client config. to a group qualified to know about such things. if there is a better place to ask such questions, let me know. > Most of the places you listed would already have a DHCP server available > to hand out IP addresses (and associated network information) on its own. > Otherwise, there’s no easy way to connect to the internet without knowing > all that particular networks details (e.g. gateway address, subnet mask, > etc, etc) which defeats the point of providing network access in a number > of the locations you listed. > If I could always plug a wire into a jack and get to a dhcp server, I would not have a problem. I do not want to route 400mbs video traffic though the coffee shop wifi. Which isn't a problem as my devices don't have wifi. So yes the coffee shop does have a dhcp server, I may not want to use it. If I do not have access to the venue network, then my networking needs are just my 2 devices. This is the case I am trying to provide for, without having to edit a config file. the Opsis PC is often headless, so editing is done via ssh from the voctomix pc, which is hard if the 2 don't have networking setup. -- Carl K
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