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to: Richard B.
from: Glenn Meadows
date: 2006-06-15 15:29:50
subject: Re: Laptop MACs and DHCP reservations

From: "Glenn Meadows" 

I haven't look at the config options lately, but is there not an option to
use Host name to assign the IP address and not rely on the MAC address?
(We're still running 2K server here in Nashville, and 2k3/2K in NY).

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Glenn M.
"Richard B."  wrote in message
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> On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:54:06 -0500, "Glenn Meadows"
>  wrote:
>
>>Why not reverse it, and put a reserved IP for the Mac or client in each
>>DHCP
>>server, and leave them on DHCP, using the Reservations section?
>
> Great minds, eh...this is exactly how I am setting them up...just wish
> that I could assign one IP to each interface but I can't.  If I
> assign, say, 192.168.100.100 to the wireless MAC address I can't
> assign it to the wired MAC address too. So I have 2 IPs per laptop per
> site.
>
> - Richard

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