MAC addresses, hostnames, and DHCP

[klussier at comcast.net]

> I just set my dhcpd.conf file to assign the same address to both MACs:
> 
> host neilmobilewired {
>   hardware ethernet 00:40:F4:12:54:96;
>   fixed-address neilmobile.jenandneil.com;
> }
> host neilmobile {
>   hardware ethernet 00:11:95:04:db:45;
>   fixed-address neilmobile.jenandneil.com;
> }
> 
> After that, I just don't connect both NICs at once - not usually a problem 
> really.  Any reason that doesn't work in your case?

Um, well..... That is interesting. I've never used a DNS name in the dhcpd.conf file like that. I've always put in an IP address. I'll have to give this a try. It's simple. One IP address for both NICs based on DNS name. I like that.

Thanks,
Kenny