[mythtv-users] mythbackend with dynamic ip?

[Aaron Howard]

On 8/3/06, Calvin Harrigan <charriglists at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Can you assign multiple ip addresses even when one of the addresses come
> from a dhcp server?
>
> As for the original poster, does the front-end(s) address also change
> periodically?

You can create an eth0:0 sub-interface, make it static and assign
whatever IP address you so choose.  It needs to not conflict with any
other device on the network and (unless you setup proper routing)
needs to be on the same subnet as your other device (front end) that's
communicating with it.

Seems a bit much to go through, though.  If you're stuck with leaving
the backend as DHCP, most clients allow for a script to run whenever
the IP address changes.  You could then plug in a script to contact
your front end and give it the new IP address.

-Aaron
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Aaron Howard
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