[mythtv-users] Static IP vs. DHCP

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

On Dec 26, 2007 7:07 PM, Chad <masterclc at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 26, 2007 10:57 AM, Torfinn Ingolfsen <tingox at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  And then you put
> > send dhcp-client-identifier "machineA.example.org";
> > in your dhclient.conf file on machineA.
>
> That's pretty sweet, thanks!  Any idea on how that would work across
> platforms (Apple, Windows XP, Windows Mobile, Blackberry)?  It would
> seem a better way than trying to figure out the MAC on various systems
> if it's widely available/changeable.
>

Any platform that has a dhclient.conf file or equivalent would do. For
example, on Apple OSX there is field called "DHCP Client ID" in the Network
TCP/IP setup.
I'm not familiar enough with the other platforms you mention to say if they
can do it or not.
-- 
Regards,
Torfinn Ingolfsen
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