Felix Miata schrieb:
On 2008/05/25 23:52 (GMT+0200) Herbert Graeber apparently typed:
Do not use DHCP and fixed IP-Addresses if possible. This isn't a good mix. DHCP servers usually are able to assign fixed IPs based on the MAC address of the network card. But the ones in DSL router usually don't have this option.
The easiest solution for a small home network would be to use DHCP and let it do the whole configuration for you. There should be no need to make changes in /etc/hosts.
Maybe the routers you're familiar with are different from mine. I'm unaware of any difficulty from mixing DHCP with fixed IPs, in the absence of excessive restriction of the range if addresses the router is permitted to assign. I had some trouble when the range was only 5 that went away when I upped it to 15.
I meant getting a dynamic IP via DHCP and configuring a fixed one in other places for the _same_ machine doesn't mix well. Mark hasn't mentioned that he is using his MAC for requesting a fixed IP in his original mail. He added this fact in the answer to mine. Nevertheless, his case is different from what I thought, what he tried to do is OK, and there is a real bug behind it... Cheers Herbert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org