[Gllug] Building Intranet Kiosks

[Jim Cheetham]

At 10:02 12/07/2001 +0100, John wrote:
>Jim Cheetham wrote:
> > I'd be interested if anyone has any insights about how to handle
> > customisation of the windows data (i.e. networking details, host names, 
> etc)
>
>Errrr... use DHCP. OR am I missing something vital here?

Well, I wasn't aware that windows DHCP client would set the windows 
networking hostnames, and so on. Perhaps it does.
Also, I dislike using DHCP for static machines. I like to *know* what the 
IP address of a machine is/should be in advance. Yes, I could use DHCP as 
BOOTP, and tie the config down to the MAC address (and these machines have 
the network card integrated onto the motherboard, so I wouldn't encounter 
the problem of changing cards=changing MACS) but that just doesn't work for me.
Static machines should be able to get their network operational on their 
own - in this environment, the server being unavailable shouldn't stop the 
machines from getting onto the Internet for browsing etc (although I know 
I'll have a NAT issue ... but I can probably cope with that another way)

Quick wafting zephyrs vex bold Jim
Jim Cheetham jim at gonzul.org


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