Re: [techtalk] DHCP vs. Static security

2000-05-05 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hi, I run my DHCPD with LRP 2.9.4 a striped down version of Debian/ GNU-Linux 2.1 with Kernel 2.0.36. The server boots from a floppy and works in a ramdisk. I do not know, how many IP's you server, but I use a full C-Class (252 Computers) and it works on a 486dx40 with 16 MBytes of Ram. Cure

Re: [techtalk] DHCP vs. Static security

2000-05-05 Thread moebius
Hey All, Thanks for all the thoughts on dhcp. Regards, Harry Hoffman Product Systems Specialist Restaurants Unlimited Inc. 206.634.3082 x. 270 ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk

Re: [techtalk] DHCP vs. Static security

2000-05-05 Thread Stephanie Alarcon
> Not necessarily. We have our DHCP server set to hold the IP addresses for > seven days. That way, when someone logs back in, they get the same IP > address. Our DHCP server is on Windows NT, and I have no idea if other > platform DHCP servers can be configured that way. My last job used stat

Re: [techtalk] DHCP vs. Static security

2000-05-05 Thread Caitlyn Máire Maritn
Hi, Harry, > Your right about that, I guess that I'm kinda thinking of the senario > where everyone shuts down their computer at the end of the day, thus > losing their IP, and so every day each MAC addr recievies a new IP. Not necessarily. We have our DHCP server set to hold the IP addresses

Re: [techtalk] DHCP vs. Static security

2000-05-05 Thread moebius
Hey Marie, Your right about that, I guess that I'm kinda thinking of the senario where everyone shuts down their computer at the end of the day, thus losing their IP, and so every day each MAC addr recievies a new IP. That seems like alot of info to keep building up. What do you think? Regards,

Re: [techtalk] DHCP vs. Static security

2000-05-05 Thread Marie Fischer
On Fri, 5 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am trying to get opinions on using static ip's as opposed to dhcp. I > work in a relatively small office and was thinking that if everyone had a > static IP then I could use arp to map the MAC to the IP and have a better > understanding of who was

[techtalk] DHCP vs. Static security

2000-05-05 Thread moebius
Hey All, I am trying to get opinions on using static ip's as opposed to dhcp. I work in a relatively small office and was thinking that if everyone had a static IP then I could use arp to map the MAC to the IP and have a better understanding of who was doing what on the network. Also I could dis