Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:04:39 -0700 From: Chris Fedde <chris@fedde.littleton.co.us> To: "gummibear@nettaxi.com" <gummibear@nettaxi.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IP Address Management Message-ID: <200010302304.e9UN4dI53448@fedde.littleton.co.us> In-Reply-To: <200010302248.OAA26753@mail13.bigmailbox.com>
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On Mon, 30 Oct 2000 14:48:35 -0800 "gummibear@nettaxi.com" wrote:
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| Hello!
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| I was wondering what other sys admins do about IP Address management. By th
at I mean, the way (or, which method is commonly used to apply addresses for di
fferent devices) admins apply IP addresses to machines, printers, routers, etc.
This there a certian convention used?
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| Anyways, I just wanted to know if there are any undocumented standards or co
nventions to the application of IP addresses.
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It's realy a non-issue when you get right down to it. These days
the first machine I configure gets the first address the second
gets the second and so on. When devices become de-commissioned I
simply re-assign the address to the next system that needs one.
Keep track of what addresses have been allocated (I use the
in-addr.arpa zone file for this)
Reserve a largeish block for DHCP hosts and use DHCP in all the
places where it makes sense.
What ever you do, don't get too rigid about your conventions.
Best to enforce only what is technically necessary rather than
trying to keep a series of arbitrary rules. Most systems don't
care anyway.
chris
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