[K12OSN] DHCP and specific IPs

[Doug Simpson]

Also, if they assign an address that is already in use, they'll get an IP conflict error.

Thanks again. . .

DS

Doug Simpson
Technology Specialist
De Queen Public Schools
De Queen, AR
simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
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>>> Nils Breunese <nils at breun.nl> 11/7/2008 8:27 AM >>>
Doug Simpson wrote:

> Is there a way to make DHCP hand out IP addresses, but only to  
> computers that we have the MAC addresses for? In other words, DHCP  
> will hand out IP addresses, but only to a certain specified list of  
> MAC addresses.
>
> I am wanting to stop people from bringing unauthorized equipment  
> from home and connecting it to our network and if it don't get an IP  
> address, it won't work.

Don't forget that people can assign an IP address to their  
'unautorized equipment from home' without DHCP.

Nils Breunese.

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