WINS on SAMBA

[Matthias Wächter]

On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:

> you are correct.  it's the same with dns.
> 
> simplest way to switch a large network over is to use dhcp.

Simplest way to administer (even a not-so) large network is to use dhcp.
The five minutes more setting up some static dhcp host entries in
/etc/dhpcd.conf for each client pay back more than twice every time

(a) you change some network settings (f.e. routing, wins server, etc.)
(b) you setup a new computer and "guess" the appropriate TCP/IP settings.

Of course, as long as you don't have dhcp fail safe (f.e. with a second
server responding if the first server didn't respond within 10 seconds or
so), your network will be completely down if your dhcp server goes down
for whatever reason. And you won't notice this until the TTL of the
entries time out...

And, having the clients ask publicly for their TCP/IP settings, spreads
the door wide open for a possible dhcp faker to bring your network down.

Sehr Wus,
- Matthias

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