Warren Block wrote:
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008, Steve Bertrand wrote:
If you ever need to add any other workstations to the network, you
will want to ensure that the IP you added to FreeBSD manually does not
fall within the DHCP scope of the gateway.
For instance, if you plug a Windows PC into the gateway, it will by
default request an address via DHCP. If the gateway provides the
Windows PC the same address as FreeBSD, you will have communication
problems.
It's neater and safer to keep static and dynamic addresses in separate
ranges, but often not strictly necessary.
I agree, however, my rule of thumb is to not trust hardware to strictly
adhere to proper standards or RFC's, especially when it comes down to CPE ;)
Anyone who has managed a sizable network will know that not properly
managing things like this manually is asking for trouble.
Cheers,
Steve
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