[TriLUG] DNS + Linux +Windows

[Chris Hedemark]

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On Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at 05:00 PM, Jim Ray wrote:

> Just add the dns record and make a dhcp reservation.

Jim, there are a couple of few reasons why I wouldn't do it that way 
(though it would work as long as the machine was not a portable):
1) It's more work.  Work smarter, not harder. ;)
2) It doesn't account for portable machines that move from network to 
network.
3) Could equate to more maintenance overhead & hassle down the road if 
he's moved to a new desk that's on a different subnet, or if the 
network administrator needs to reduce his broadcast domain and add a 
new subnet & IP range.

Just my $.02 but I tend to favor solutions that are more 
self-maintaining.

But you're right; using a dhcp reservation and setting a static DNS 
record would technically work.

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Chris Hedemark
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