On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Stan Hoeppner <s...@hardwarefreak.com> wrote: > > This thread reinforces what experienced server admins round the world > have known forever: > > DO NOT USE dynamic network address assignment on servers. > > The problem in this thread is but one of many that can/will result from > using dynamic IP assignment with servers. If the OP had mentioned his > use of dynamic IP up front he would have saved himself, and the rest of > us, much time.
I've had to deal with VPS instances using what I call (in between my ears!) semi-static ip settings: static but dynamically-assigned ip addresses. The box gets an ip address via dhcp but it's always the same, (I assume) based on the NIC's MAC address. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=SxYW8xX9f8Pzor=pcyk4chssu+shwsoehdfbujj6ph...@mail.gmail.com
