[MLB-WIRELESS] debian q

[Tony Langdon]

> ok with dhcp you can assign ip addresses to mac addresses right? 
> 
> 
> ie f45a4aa62 = 10.10.12.1 

Yes, dhcpd supports this (did it to the boss's kids so we could filter them
off the network if they started playing with Kazaa, etc :) ).
> 
> 
> what if you have 5 comps on teh network and then to stop 
> peopel comeing on 
> could you do 
> 
> 
> aaaaaaaa = 10.10.12.7-255 

Hmm, I suspect all you need to do is not to define a dynamic IP scope.  Use
man dhcpd.conf for more details. :-)
> 
> 
> can you force that if you dont have X mac address you cant get X ip?> 

That's the idea of static mappings - the IP is assigned to the specific MAC
address. 

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