Re: DHCP and secondaries

[Mike Carney - Sun BOS Software <[e-mail]>]

> I would settle for random.  Right now, I have a need for
> coverage (quantity) in excess of what I can currently
> deliver.
> 
> Tim
> 
> > 
> > 
> > > Does anyone know of a pointer to a DHCP package that
> > > supports the use of secondary addresses (i.e, multiple
> > > logical subnets on one interface)?
> > 
> > Do you want to be able to allocate addresses to any of the subnets,
>  or
> > just to the new one that you're migrating to?  If the former, how
> > should the server choose which net a given host should wind up on, or
> > should it just choose one at random?  I'm planning to implement
> > something like this for ISC DHCPD, but I'm not sure if it'll be in
> > this week's release (I suspect not, at this point).  If the latter,
> > ISC DHCPD can be made to do what you want with minimal changes.
> > 
> >                            _MelloN_
> > 
> 
> 

I'm curious - Are you subnetting Class B networks to class C, and find that 
254 addresses is not enough for one media segment, or do you have a number 
of Class C addresses, and must use multiple logical networks on the same 
media the service the number of hosts you've got out there?

Thanks,
Mike Carney
SunSoft PC Networking
Chelmsford, MA