Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 23:07:17 +0100 From: Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com> To: Gerard Samuel <fbsd-questions@trini0.org>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DHCP Message-ID: <200311152307.17561.peter.schuller@infidyne.com> In-Reply-To: <200311151613.14278.fbsd-questions@trini0.org> References: <200311151417.14480.fbsd-questions@trini0.org> <200311151613.14278.fbsd-questions@trini0.org>
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> > Also, is there a way to not specify the MAC address, and have DHCP still
> > work. For example, say a family member comes over with their laptop, can
> > they just plug in and go??
>
> Still reading up on this, but any pointers would be appreciated...
I may be misunderstanding your needs, but typically IP addresses are assigned
dynamically. The host {} section for the laptop is only needed if you need
special settings for that particular host - such as the ethernet address.
Unless you need the laptop to always have that certain hostname, you should
just be able to remove the host {} section and any devices, including the
laptop, should get an IP address from the pool.
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