On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Chris Adams <cmad...@hiwaay.net> wrote: > Once upon a time, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> said: >> Even on a server lan you'll occasionally want to plug in a PC for >> diagnostics without having to poke in an IP address by hand. > > Actually, nobody should be plugging any random device into my server > LANs, and I certainly don't want to encourage it by having it work (even > if just for IPv6).
When I send someone on site to do work for me, I don't want to have to prepare excessive instructions on how to connect their laptop to the local LAN. I want to say, "This switch, this port" and then move on to the actual work I sent them there to do. You're welcome to run your shop your way. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
