[CS-FSLUG] OT: router features

[Ritchie, Josiah S.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz [mailto:Christiansource-
> bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of Bradly McConnell
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:11 PM
> To: A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group.
> Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] OT: router features
> 
> > Frank Bax wrote:
> > > I'm looking for a consumer router with DHCP features that LinkSys
and
> > > D-Link do not provide.  Does anyone know of a product line that
can
> meet
> > > the following requirement?
> 
> 
> Why not just use static IPs?  That, or you could set up a DHCP server
> on another system, and disable the DHCP server on the router itself.
> As long is it is the default gateway or route, things should still
> work fine.

Leaving these IPs as dynamic leases eases management by maintaining a
mostly standardized workstation. There is less to remember about
odd-ball configurations and thus reduces the chance that a co-worker who
doesn't know the machine is unique will mess up the config. Also, this
will break in a way that will lead to the problem easily. The
alternative would be more confusing.

Plus, if it is a mobile machine, they can maintain DHCP in the config as
it moves between networks without reconfiguration, but will dependably
be able to connect with unique access as desired when in Frank's
network.

JSR/