[Malvern] DHCP versus static.

[Stuart "Sslaxx" Moore]

Geoff Bagley wrote:
> I am still trying to get a better understanding of Ethernet.
> 
> Do you guys  prefer to use Static IP addresses on your LAN,  or do you 
> prefer DHCP ?
> 
> Can you read out the MAC number of  another host (that being invariable) 
> ? A bit like pinging, but more specific and informative.
> 
> By the way,  some outfit in Hunan, China,  keeps probing my system 
> (unsuccessfully) !

Use DHCP here, but it always assigns me the same IP address from the 
router anyway.

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Stuart "Sslaxx" Moore
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