How IP addresses made up w/DHCP ?
Al Franz
to 192.168.2.40. What determines what number gets assigned? If I would
update the operating system on some of the PC's would that change the number
that gets assigned. What if I would swap cable connections to the hub?
Confused as to how they get assigned and if I should worry about conflicts.
Since a couple of the machines I have use operating systems that don't
support DHCP I have to hand code the address in config files for those.
Wondering if they could ever conflict with other PC's no the network as
things change.
Appreciate any info.
Unknown
>to 192.168.2.40. What determines what number gets assigned?
It's a random number multiplied by the number of newsgroups posted to.
I'm surprised your addresses are still within the valid range, given
your copious crosspostings... :)
DHCP has a range of numbers. The system requesting a number gets the
next available number. Once a number has been assigned, the DHCP
"remembers" the system and tries to reassign the same number for a
while. If the machine doesn't come back on the network for a while,
or the DHCP runs out of numbers, it reassigns the older ones.
>If I would
>update the operating system on some of the PC's would that change the number
>that gets assigned.
Not in itself, no. The IP's are remembered by the MAC address of the
network card.
>What if I would swap cable connections to the hub?
No effect at all.
>Confused as to how they get assigned and if I should worry about conflicts.
There won't be conflicts *if* you don't assign any addresses manually
in the same range as the DHCP is using.
>Since a couple of the machines I have use operating systems that don't
>support DHCP I have to hand code the address in config files for those.
>Wondering if they could ever conflict with other PC's no the network as
>things change.
See above. Make sure you have DHCP assigning out of a range you're
not manually assigning static numbers from and you're fine.
Jeff