Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:35:19 -0500 (EST) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: David Banning <david@skytrackercanada.com> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: Re: static versus dynamic signon Message-ID: <20020306203325.L2150-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> In-Reply-To: <20020306125948.A65157@sympatico.ca>
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I don't know the benefits of declaring a static IP (possibly faster boot times), but many would recommend use of DHCP. You can peruse sample dhclient.conf files on the web to get an idea of declaring a static IP. -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, David Banning wrote: > Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Received: from mail2.registeredsite.com (mail2.registeredsite.com > [64.224.9.11]) > by russian-caravan.cloud9.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA64228CB4 > for <pete@cloud9.net>; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:07:53 -0500 (EST) > Received: from mail.video2video.com (mail.video2video.com [209.35.10.22]) > by mail2.registeredsite.com (8.11.6/8.11.4) with ESMTP id > g26HDQV02087 > for <pete@cloud9.net>; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:13:26 -0500 > Received: from mx2.freebsd.org [209.35.10.22] by mail.video2video.com > (SMTPD32-6.06) id AAF88D00114; Wed, 06 Mar 2002 13:07:52 -0500 > Received: from hub.freebsd.org (hub.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.18]) > by mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP > id 325C355B69; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:07:41 -0800 (PST) > (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) > Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 538) > id DA52237B404; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:07:38 -0800 (PST) > Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) > by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP > id B29922E8001; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:07:38 -0800 (PST) > Received: by hub.freebsd.org (bulk_mailer v1.12); Wed, > 6 Mar 2002 10:07:38 -0800 > Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Received: from tomts19-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts19.bellnexxia.net > [209.226.175.73]) > by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A79337B400 > for <questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:07:36 -0800 (PST) > Received: from d.tracker ([64.231.219.127]) by tomts19-srv.bellnexxia.net > (InterMail vM.4.01.03.23 201-229-121-123-20010418) with ESMTP > id > <20020306180735.AOB24604.tomts19-srv.bellnexxia.net@d.tracker> > for <questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:07:35 -0500 > Received: (from david@localhost) > by d.tracker (8.11.6/8.11.3) id g26Hxnn65163 > for questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:59:49 -0500 (EST) > (envelope-from david) > Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:59:48 -0500 > From: David Banning <david@skytrackercanada.com> > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: static versus dynamic signon > Message-ID: <20020306125948.A65157@sympatico.ca> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i > Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > List-ID: <freebsd-questions.FreeBSD.ORG> > List-Archive: <http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/>; (Web Archive) > List-Help: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=help> (List Instructions) > List-Subscribe: > <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=subscribe%20freebsd-questions> > List-Unsubscribe: > <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=unsubscribe%20freebsd-questions> > X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Precedence: bulk > > I have an existing dsl line with a dynamic ip. I will be replacing my dsl supplier soon with another that will give me a static ip address. > Is there anything I have to do to configure my system for a static ip, or will the connection be the same? (other than username and password of course) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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