DHCP - for me, the user, what benefits?
DHCP - for me, the user, what benefits?
22 March 2006, 08:25 AM
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As above, you get to plug your computer into a network port and have it pick up all of it's network settings automagically rather than messing about filling in all the details yourself.
If you're talking about an office situation with static PC's you won't see much benefit as an end user, but if you're talking about your Broadband connection it makes the whole thing easier with less configuration for you to worry about.
Besides, things like this aren't to benefit the end user, they're to make my job easier
If you're talking about an office situation with static PC's you won't see much benefit as an end user, but if you're talking about your Broadband connection it makes the whole thing easier with less configuration for you to worry about.
Besides, things like this aren't to benefit the end user, they're to make my job easier
22 March 2006, 09:07 AM
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I really love it because my Xbox and my 360 both need static Ip's because of firewall rules. so I have to used DHCP then reserve a static ip on the router 
I feel sorry for peeps who arn't into computers trying to setup home networks it really isn't all that easy at times
I feel sorry for peeps who arn't into computers trying to setup home networks it really isn't all that easy at times
22 March 2006, 10:39 AM
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Sorry, this is from an office perspective....
.. where we have port security enabled, so you can't use your bloody laptop anywhere but at your own desk...
.. I can't see any benefit to me, infact the opposite, as I now have to look my IP everyday (they won't give me a static IP for some reason!?) so I can use eXceed...
Pah...
.. where we have port security enabled, so you can't use your bloody laptop anywhere but at your own desk...
.. I can't see any benefit to me, infact the opposite, as I now have to look my IP everyday (they won't give me a static IP for some reason!?) so I can use eXceed...
Pah...
22 March 2006, 11:20 AM
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I think port security is to stop MAC address flooding/ hacker attacks.
Maybe your company has had a previous problem !!
Dont understand this bit .... look your IP everday ?????
How does this affect Exceed ( I have installed it , but a few moons ago)
Maybe your company has had a previous problem !!
Originally Posted by DrEvil
.. I can't see any benefit to me, infact the opposite, as I now have to look my IP everyday (they won't give me a static IP for some reason!?) so I can use eXceed...
Pah...
Pah...
How does this affect Exceed ( I have installed it , but a few moons ago)
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22 March 2006, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by stevem2k
Presumably exporting DISPLAY back to get X windows to popup on your desktop....
Still keeps our Wintel/comms guys in a job I s'pose - wonder what it'll be next year...
22 March 2006, 12:45 PM
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depends if the remote machine can lookup your desktop's 'name' .
Easier to tunnel it all through ssh tbh , spot of X forwarding and it's gravy
, can get a little slow when you are getting a window back from machine X when you've tunnelled through A > B > C > X to get there though 
Easier to tunnel it all through ssh tbh , spot of X forwarding and it's gravy
, can get a little slow when you are getting a window back from machine X when you've tunnelled through A > B > C > X to get there though
22 March 2006, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ozzy
Do you have to use the IP address for the DISPLAY thingey? Can't you just use your hostname/DNS name instead?
Steve - yeah, just looking at SSH tunnelling now - not used it before.
22 March 2006, 02:03 PM
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Hey Alex, what you trying to break this time?
Port security is normally set on the switches and is locked down to mac addresses. Whatever ip you get is not affected by this, unless they go as far as ip based acl's
Exceed, bah, I use a NC900 XTerminal booting from a nfs share...
H
Port security is normally set on the switches and is locked down to mac addresses. Whatever ip you get is not affected by this, unless they go as far as ip based acl's
Exceed, bah, I use a NC900 XTerminal booting from a nfs share...
H
22 March 2006, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by HHxx
Hey Alex, what you trying to break this time?
Port security is normally set on the switches and is locked down to mac addresses. Whatever ip you get is not affected by this, unless they go as far as ip based acl's
Exceed, bah, I use a NC900 XTerminal booting from a nfs share...
H
Port security is normally set on the switches and is locked down to mac addresses. Whatever ip you get is not affected by this, unless they go as far as ip based acl's
Exceed, bah, I use a NC900 XTerminal booting from a nfs share...
H
Yeah I know the MAC address is what port security is based around - my point was that they've have this enabled, so I can't use a.n.other desk on a.n.other site - so 'what has DHCP ever done for me!'
NC900 eh.. nice
22 March 2006, 04:52 PM
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DHCP has given you an ip address so you can work
If you really, really, really, really want to work at another site, get the mac address for that port and spoof it Not sure if your internal IT would like that though 
Have they never heard of hotdesks?
If you really, really, really, really want to work at another site, get the mac address for that port and spoof it
Not sure if your internal IT would like that though Have they never heard of hotdesks?
22 March 2006, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by DrEvil
Steve - yeah, just looking at SSH tunnelling now - not used it before.
Very useful for installing & patching stuff like websphere and oracle , where the command line installers are flaky/non-existent.
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22 March 2006, 11:05 PM
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Ah, we use VMPS so wherever you plug in your laptop, you'll get the same settings (and restrictions ) as if you were sat at your own desk. Equally, I could plug my laptop into your port and view pr0n without having to go through the proxy/web filter
) as if you were sat at your own desk. Equally, I could plug my laptop into your port and view pr0n without having to go through the proxy/web filter
22 March 2006, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by NotoriousREV
BTW, that won't be DHCP restricting you, that'll be your Network Admin doing port security on the switches.
I just find it amazing that something so flexible is implemented in such a useless manner... all it has done is made our network peeps life easier... well so they think...
22 March 2006, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DrEvil
all it has done is made our network peeps life easier...
It's not even slightly been implemented for your convenience.
22 March 2006, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by NotoriousREV
I refer the honourable getleman to one of my previous answers It's not even slightly been implemented for your convenience.
It's not even slightly been implemented for your convenience. PS. cable monkey!
23 March 2006, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by NotoriousREV
If it wasn't for end users, I'd love my job
why cant they give you a reservation in the dhcp scope?
23 March 2006, 11:27 AM
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**** that.. Spoof the MAC of the default gateway / core switches
What you need is a really really good reason of why you cant do part of your job with a dhcp assigned address then they have no choice
David
What you need is a really really good reason of why you cant do part of your job with a dhcp assigned address
then they have no choice David
23 March 2006, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by DrEvil
Cos they don't want to... they started hissing n stuff when I suggested it
24 March 2006, 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by DemonDave
sounds like b!llsh!t to cover the fact they don't now how to - reservation is designed to account for those users that require a static ip but the company has a desire to implement DHCP - For security reasons I have a reserved IP for my mac address on the network card, so that if I connect wirelessly I do not get that IP, but I get one from the pool. Means I can only access certain places when I am hardwired - which is exactly what I wanted.
24 March 2006, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by HHxx
Unless you work at my place. Different sites, different subnets... We've pretty much run out of private ip's. Imagine the DHCP/DNS system