DHCP and router configuration

[Dotan Cohen]

On 21 April 2010 14:39, Marius Gedminas <marius at pov.lt> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 08:15:51AM +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> Ubuntu Server 9.10 or 9.04, no GUI.
>>
>> If the router (wired consumer Linksys model) is configured to always
>> serve a specific address to the server, does DHCP have to be disabled
>> on the server?
>
> No: if the server asks for an address over DHCP, your router will answer
> with the specific address you configured.
>

Thanks, that is what I thought.


>> If not, will disabling DCHP cause any harm?
>
> Not really.  It will make your network more robust in the unlikely event
> that the server boots when your router is down (and thus not giving out
> DHCP addresses).

Good point.


> On the downside, now there are two paces to configure
> the server's IP address: on the server _and_ on the router.  Then again
> why would you want to change the server's IP?
>

Exactly. the address will be set once and that's it.

Thanks!


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