MAC addresses, hostnames, and DHCP

[Paul Lussier]

Bill McGonigle <bill at bfccomputing.com> writes:

> On Dec 1, 2005, at 09:38, Travis Roy wrote:
>
>> But why have the same IP on two different MACs? or even the same
>> hostname?
>
> So you can unplug from Ethernet and go Wireless and not loose your SSH
> connections (for one).

It's not going to work that well, and it's a lot easier to disconnect
from ssh, and re-establisht that connection.  If you need state on the
remote machine maintained, use screen or vnc.

Also, I'm assuming Kenny is referring to a corporate vs. residential
environment which usually have very different rules applied.

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Seeya,
Paul