Quick DHCP Question

**mcdougrs** · 12-12-2003, 01:12 PM

Hey everyone,

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this but I was looking for some reassurance on it.

I have a little router in my house setup with DHCP. I want to create a DMZ for it to my linux box. BUT my question is, with DHCP can I hard code an IP in my linux box with out problems? This is assuming that I use a number that won't already be taken, or using a higher number than the number of PC I have. What do you think will this work?

**trickster** · 12-12-2003, 01:15 PM

You can assign an ip static to it. Just make sure your dhcp server won't try to lease it to someone else (exclude it from the lease range.)

**Compunuts** · 12-13-2003, 02:26 AM

Or based on host names, you have have specific IP assign to that host only.

**flashingcurser** · 12-29-2003, 10:31 PM

Thank you trickster! I've been doing it with a script in dhcpd.conf that uses the mac addy to assign a static ip with the dhcp server--what a pain. Your way is much better.