[clug] Pop quiz.. (DHCP and servers).

jm jeffm at ghostgun.com
Wed Jan 14 05:48:11 GMT 2009



Michael James wrote:
> IMHO there should always be a pool of annonymous IPs.
> To not have it isn't security, it just encourages IP piracy.
>
> In a corporate environment I'd set it up that
>  the anonymous machines end up on a net
>  where all they can see is a https page asking them to register.
> Once someone has authenticated as the machine's sponsor,
>  it gets another IP that wil let it onto the net.
>
>   

This is the sort of thing 802.1x was designed to address. yet,  it 
doesn't seem to get used to my knowledge.


Jeff.


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