On Fri 25 Oct 2024 at 11:45:18 (-0400), eben@¹ wrote: > On 10/25/24 07:35, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 09:33:24 +0100, Joe wrote: > > > I was assuming someone setting up a server of some kind would not be > > > running a DHCP client, which of course can be done with a reservation, > > > but it's another potential point of failure that a fixed address > > > configuration doesn't have. > > > > I've seen it done both ways. In a lot of environments, even server IP > > addresses are assigned by DHCP (with a reservation so that the same > > address is issued every time). This gives the benefit of central > > address management. > > On my LAN (i.e. in my house) pretty much everything gets a particular > address assigned by DHCP, so I can easily identify it and address it in a > firewall if need be.
Same here: every PC, TV, set-top box, printer, router, and phone gets its own address; more than one when it's both wired and wireless. It's essential because my principal router doesn't have a DNS server built in (much to the surprise of some), so the PCs all use /etc/hosts, with corresponding addresses, to find all those other devices on my LAN. ¹ Yes, it's your address (and just in the body) that's toxic to the spam detector. Cheers, David.
