[GLLUG] Static IP for the server

[David Singer]

Yet another option is to use just DHCP but set it to recognize your MAC
address and always give you the same IP. This has the advantage of
working basically like a static address in that you always get the same IP
if you are home but if you take your computer to a coffee shop your not
screwed like you would be with a static IP. This is how I do it with my
laptop since when I am at home I like to have a staticish IP address for my
firewall :) Its also easier to setup than a truly static IP.

David

On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 14:45, Karl Schuttler <karl.schuttler at gmail.com>wrote:

> Frank,
>
> You can certainly set your computer to static and still use DHCP throughout
> the rest of your network.
>
> On whatever is serving up your dhcp (be it your server, or a wifi router,
> etc) find part of the /24 (192.168.1.1-225) that is not assigned via DHCP. A
> lot of routers do DHCP from 192.168.1.100-255, or similar. If DHCP is
> running across the entire subnet, change the range to have a few IPs it
> doesn't serve.
>
> Then, simply change your server's IP to any of the non-DHCP addresses
> (ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0)
>
> Karl
>
> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 9:59 AM, <frank.dolinar at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Based on the information in the Ubuntu server guide, I can see it is
>> possible to set a static IP for a computer.  I'd like to set a static IP for
>> my server.
>> My question is whether doing that still allows DHCP to function for the
>> rest of the computers on my in-house network.
>> I'd guess that it is possible, but I'm not seeing that in what I'm
>> reading.
>>
>> As usual, any help will be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Frank
>>
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