[PLUG] Weird network problem

Dick Steffens dick at dicksteffens.com
Mon Oct 21 04:51:27 UTC 2013


On 10/20/2013 07:26 PM, Bill Barry wrote:
> While static IPs can be handy they often cause  problems like you
> describe above.  The way around this is to DHCP instead, but give the
> computer a memorable hostname. Then use hostname in the places you are
> currently using static IP.  This saved me just last week when someone
> changed a router on a remote system I manage. The router used a
> different default network, but because I was using hostnames no one
> had to go in and adjust any static IPs.

Thanks for the comments. Galen mentioned something about them this 
afternoon, too. I must spend some time learning more about host names, 
and then setting them up.


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Regards,

Richard C. Steffens




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