RE: [dhcwg] Predictable DHCP
"Kostur, Andre" <Andre@incognito.com> Tue, 02 April 2002 21:48 UTC
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From: "Kostur, Andre" <Andre@incognito.com>
To: 'Matthew Wong' <keilinw@hotmail.com>, dhcwg@ietf.org
Subject: RE: [dhcwg] Predictable DHCP
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 13:51:30 -0800
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Most DHCP servers that I'm aware of (Incognito's, ISC, Microsoft) can do static DHCP assignments based upon requesting MAC address. About the only DHCP servers that I know of that can't do it are embedded DHCP servers. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Wong [mailto:keilinw@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2002 1:40 PM To: dhcwg@ietf.org Subject: [dhcwg] Predictable DHCP Is it possible to use DHCP to assign IP addresses in a predictable manner? For example, is it possible to use the MAC address of a NIC so that DHCP always assigns a specific IP to a specific MAC address? This or something similar would help. My situation is, essentially, this: our company maintains a mobile computing network. Basically a 15 port router with 15 laptops. Each and every machine needs to be kept identicle with the exception of their IP address. This makes maintainance and upgrading easy (usually done with a Norton Ghost Multicast session). The problem is that I need to assign IP address for each machine. I.E. DHCP would work but I want a static IP situation without the configuration hassels! Is there a workaround or a software package that I should be aware of? Also, can anyone recommend a software package that loads a new image at startup (discarding changes to the system but maintaining working status)? Thank you, Matthew K. Wong
- [dhcwg] Predictable DHCP Matthew Wong
- RE: [dhcwg] Predictable DHCP Kostur, Andre