On Thu, 2006-04-27 at 16:24 +0000, Ognjen Bezanov wrote: > On Thursday 27 April 2006 15:10, Uwe Thiem wrote: > > On 27 April 2006 15:55, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > In my current situation, my home network has 1 DHCP server for all the > > > clients on the home network. > > > > > > My laptop, also runs a dhcp server, for when I use my laptop as a > > > firewall/router at work. (no HUB/switch available) > > > > > > WHen I get home and I plug into the home-network, a newly booted up PC > > > will contact my laptop's DHCP for an address rather than the Home > > > network's DHCP server. > > > > > > The question is, how can I deny these Home-PCs access to my laptop's > > > DHCP server. I know of the "deny" config for pool addreses, but it's not > > > horribly clear how this is done. > > > > Wouldn't it be the best solution to shut the dhcp server on you laptop down > > when you are at home? > > > > Uwe > > > I agree. I have an DNS and DHCP server on my laptop (for when I am at Uni, so > I can act as a gateway/server for a WLAN).
Yes, while those are perfectly valid solutions and I do utilise such a solution for me when I switch from Home to Work/Work to Home. (which does not cover yet DHCP) I'm hoping that there is a better way via a deny script for mac addrs. -- Ow Mun Heng Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 1.5GB RAM 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! Neuromancer 23:46:51 up 6 days, 8:13, 7 users, load average: 1.24, 1.39, 1.45 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
