Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:32:18 -0600 From: "Darryl Hoar" <darryl@osborne-ind.com> To: "'Chuck Swiger'" <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: DHCP server questions Message-ID: <005e01c73b3f$c00a08d0$0701a8c0@darryl> In-Reply-To: <87F62930-AA04-4AA8-B89C-D2C99E6E8210@mac.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck Swiger [mailto:cswiger@mac.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:28 PM > To: darryl@osborne-ind.com > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: DHCP server questions > > > On Jan 18, 2007, at 11:59 AM, Darryl Hoar wrote: > > I am considering modifying my web/email server by adding DHCP server > > duties to it. Any problems with this idea ? I can reboot the > > server if > > I need to without screwing up the clients that already have IP > > assigned, > > can't I ? > > No, the DHCP server is a rather lightweight daemon and will not add > much load to your current system. And yes, one could reboot the > machine acting as your DHCP server without screwing up the clients > which have already gotten a IP/lease. > > Note that rebooting a Unix system is normally not needed for > anything > short of installing a new kernel... > > -- > -Chuck > Thanks Chuck. I do grok that rebooting is only really needed for new kernel installs. Just making network design decisions and want to avoid those "Oh, crap" moments. -Darryl
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