Internet sharing with linux and win98 machines

[Edward Glowacki]

On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Benjamin Minshall wrote:

> Despite it's name, DHCP does not have to be dynamic nor does it require
> lease lengths.  It is a trivial matter on a DHCP server to have set up
> static assignment maps like...
> 
> 	if MAC = AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA then IP = 1.2.3.4
> 
> In this situation, there is no expiration, the IP address is 'static', and
> if needed, the cable modem company can change their IP allocating scheme
> without sending "Click on the network control panel" instructions to
> hundreds of customers.

MSU does something like this for the microlabs.  DHCP makes
configuring them easier, but they're set up to have the same IP
all the time, which works well in the microlab situation.


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Edward Glowacki			glowack2@msu.edu
Network Services		
Michigan State University