Re: [SLE] Can XP ICS support SuSe DHCP?
gchris_at_bellsouth.net
Date: 02/28/04
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:30:47 -0500 To: "Paul W. Abrahams" <abrahams@acm.org>
"Paul W. Abrahams" wrote:
>
> On Friday 27 February 2004 9:56 pm, gchris@bellsouth.net wrote:
> > Örn Hansen wrote:
> > > A router is a cheap box, that doesn't draw much electricity and is quite
> > > stable. It's a cheap, but relyable solution. Your problem doesn't have
> to
> > > be, because MS has made it's own proprietary DHCP solution which isn't
> > > interoperaple with standard DHCP clients ... but the router thing, is a
> good
> > > solution none the less and is guaranteed to work.
> > >
> > You are absolutely correct from an engineering point of view. If this
> > network was starting from scratch your approach is certainly the correct
> > one. Unfortunately, this is a working, existing network where Linux is
> > trying to become a player. The network works to M$ defined standards
> > (which admittedly are proprietary). The question is, can Linux work
> > in this environment or must the network be redesigned to accommodate one
> > Linux box? My thinking is that if Linux expects to take desktop business
> > away from M$ it had better be able to be a "drop in" replacement.
> >
> > I fully agree that a dedicated router is a far more reliable solution
> > than anything based on a PC, whether it is running Linux or Windows.
> > But the first question to be answered is "Will a Linux box work here?",
> > not "How should the network be designed?".
>
> Seems that the choice between a dedicated $50 router box and a computer that
> provides an ICS-style interface depends on the context.
>
> Paul Abrahams
>
Well put Paul and the context here is that we have an ICS box and no
router, so can the Linux box co-exist with ICS using DHCP or do I have
to take a step backward and configure it manually. From the looks of my
inbox, I know this is not the best or most popular approach but I'm still
hopeful that a simple configuration screwup on my part is responsible
for making an easy task difficult.
Chris
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