[NTLUG:Discuss] @home static IP (was: New to this area)
Brian
briank at hex.net
Thu Sep 16 17:06:07 CDT 1999
Daniel W Murphy wrote:
> The IP's are static! I have 2 static IP's. When you setup your machine you
> can set it up for DHCP and an IP address (same one every time) will be
> assigned to your computer based on the machines name. Or you can setup your
> machine with the static address.
Just because you get the same address each time doesn't necessarily mean you
have a static IP address. Do you have a file under /etc called dhcp.lease (I
believe that's the filename, I'm not in front of my system right now)? If you
do, then you're most likely getting an address assigned by DHCP.
--Brian
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