Re: How many folks are actually using dynamic IP address

[Gregg Duncan <[e-mail]>]

Charles:

ISOTRO's NetID also offers DHCP and dynamic DNS while providing a
comprehensive multi-user environment for enterprise wide IP/DNS/DHCP
management.                  

For more information on NetID please contact me or visit our web site at
www.isotro.com.

Regards,
Gregg Duncan


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> From: Charles Ragan <[e-mail]>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Re: How many folks are actually using dynamic IP address
> Date:  October 7, 1996 13:34 PM
> 
> QIP and Cisco's new DHCP/DNS Manager software support dynamic DNS updates
> from DHCP databases.  Is anyone deploying these packages in this
capacity?
> (the Cisco product available sometime in Oct 96).
> 
> Charles
> At 11:02 AM 10/7/96 -0400, Michael J. Lewis wrote:
> >At Chevron, Our goal is to utilize dynamic addressing but because of the
> >missing 
> >DNS interface, we've amended that goal in the interim to utilize static
> >or DHCP
> >manual addressing for servers.  This policy has generally worked well
> >particularly
> >at smaller sites (100 or fewer devices).  The larger sites have had a
> >bit more
> >difficulty but these problems are primarily a combination of dynamic
> >addressing
> >and server implementation rather than dynamic addressing itself.
> >
> >We do recognize that dynamic addressing currently is a two-edged sword
> >and have
> >undertaken great efforts to document potential problems.  We've given
> >several
> >presentations internally to try and educate local support about the
> >potential
> >problems.  The absence of the dynamic DNS also is requiring us to
> >maintain local
> >distribution/support of IP addresses rather than have this function
> >centralized
> >as part of LAN support.  
> >
> >Anyone wishing further details on our implementation can Email me
> >directly.
> >
> >Mark Boolootian wrote:
> >> 
> >> I'm curious as to how many sites out there are actually assigning IP
> addresses
> >> dynamically.  From some of the comments I've seen on the ISC DHCP
server
> >> mailing list, it sounds as if many sites are avoiding dynamic
assignment, and
> >> opting for nailed up addresses handed out via DHCP.
> >> 
> >> Perhaps this is done for accountability purposes?  Or perhaps this is
a
> >> result of the problematic interactions between DNS and DHCP?
> >> 
> >> Have those of you running with dynamic addressing encountered any
especially
> >> pernicious problems?  Anyone run into the problem of exhausting the
available
> >> pool of dynamic addresses - how did you discover this problem?  Just
allowing
> >> people to plug in and turn on would seem to necessitate some kind of
monitor
> >> to watch for this sort of thing.
> >> 
> >> Any and all comments in relation to this would be greatly appreciated.
> >> 
> >> regards,
> >> mb
> >
> >
> [e-mail]
> Sr. Network Systems Consultant
> International Network Services
> 
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