Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:14:33 -0400 From: Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@ibctech.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: network configuration problem Message-ID: <47FC0A69.7050002@ibctech.ca> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0804081312250.50715@wonkity.com> References: <47FB3600.214104E2@t-online.de> <47FB63F1.2020207@ibctech.ca> <47FB9E0F.E7035FFF@t-online.de> <47FBB888.5070306@ibctech.ca> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0804081312250.50715@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote: > On Tue, 8 Apr 2008, Steve Bertrand wrote: >> If you ever need to add any other workstations to the network, you >> will want to ensure that the IP you added to FreeBSD manually does not >> fall within the DHCP scope of the gateway. >> >> For instance, if you plug a Windows PC into the gateway, it will by >> default request an address via DHCP. If the gateway provides the >> Windows PC the same address as FreeBSD, you will have communication >> problems. > > It's neater and safer to keep static and dynamic addresses in separate > ranges, but often not strictly necessary. I agree, however, my rule of thumb is to not trust hardware to strictly adhere to proper standards or RFC's, especially when it comes down to CPE ;) Anyone who has managed a sizable network will know that not properly managing things like this manually is asking for trouble. Cheers, Steve
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