[TriLUG] Specifying fixed addresses using DHCP (was Re: enabling SSH into private network)

[Jason Watts]

Lance,

Sounds about what I was thinking, just wasn't sure never really  heard or
thought of it being done that way.

On Jan 2, 2008 8:09 PM, Lance A. Brown <lance at bearcircle.net> wrote:

> Jason Watts said the following on 1/2/2008 5:25 PM:
> > being the non networking expert I am, didnt know that was possible.  I
> guess
> > the next question to be asked should be does his router support that :).
>
> That is a good question, if whatever is providing his DHCP doesn't do
> fixed assignments than he won't be able to do that. :-)
>
>
> > With what you described.  does the router hold the IP's/mac's indef or
> for a
> > specified amount of time?
>
> On linux, using bind DHCP server, you do something like:
>
>        host wrt54g-bearsden {
>                hardware ethernet 00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee;
>                fixed-address 192.168.0.10;
>        }
>
> to specify a fixed IP address for a mac address.
>
> On my WRT54G wireless router/access point, there is a configuration web
> page to specify IP addresses for specific mac addresses.
>
> --[Lance]
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