On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:16, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> On 7 Jul 2002, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:43, Michael Sternberg wrote:
> > >
> > > Is it advisable in case of such failure to start computer with a random
> > > static IP and continue to look for DHCP server in background ?
> > > This way the boot process will be at least continued..
> >
> > Choosing addresses at random is verbotten and will get your BOfH to come
> > chase you around the office with a big LART. You already have a local
> > loopback address (127.0.0.1) it should be enough provided you have a
> > /etc/hosts file that maps that to your machine name.
>
> So you think that when dhcpcd fails the system (the script running it)
> should rewrite /etc/hosts to map the host name to 127.0.0.1 ? Is this done
> anywhere?
No. That's not what I think or said. I think you staticly map 127.0.0.1
to your hostname. I don't know if someone is doing what you thouht I
suggested but if they do it's pretty funny to me...
>
> What is 169.254.0.0/16 ?
> This is used by windows (>=98 ?)
Yes, I know. And typical to microsoft too. Must be some PHB idea: "but
wait, what if he users dont have a DHCP server?"...
Just to prove that I'm not a Microsoft basher though, DHCP itself was
their idea (expanded from BOOTP, but still) and it's a damn good idea.
The problems with microsoft was never their programers, the problem with
Microsoft is with the managers. Indeed they are not the only company
that suffers from this inflication too.
Gilad.
--
Gilad Ben-Yossef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Code mangler, senior coffee drinker and VP SIGSEGV
Qlusters ltd.
"You got an EMP device in the server room? That is so cool."
-- from a hackers-il thread on paranoia
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