[mythtv-users] Static IP vs. DHCP

[Carl Reynolds]

Chad wrote:

> On Dec 26, 2007 9:10 AM, Carl Reynolds
> 
> <snip...>
>>
>>Why do people say that you need to use static IPs
>>with a split frontend/backend configuration?
> 
> 
> Depending on which DHCP server you are using (from your description it
> sounds like dnsmasq) you would get this information from a DNS server
> rather than a DHCP server (which dnsmasq is both-in-one).  If you
> correctly setup and monitor your DNS server (and the clients that
> connect to it) you can typically use name resolution for all hosts on
> your network, including dynamically configured ones.  Think of it like
> dyndns.org on your local network.  The hostname resolves to an
> address, that address is given to a specific machine based on it's MAC
> address.  Even without using fixed-address you can still typically use
> DNS resolution; once a machine is given an IP from the DHCP server it
> will attempt to give it that same address everytime (it checks the
> leases file).
> 
> -Chad
> 
Thanks for the response Chad. From what you're saying, I infer that to 
use the server name, the DHCP server needs to be augmented by a robust 
DNS server on the local network. When that is the case, MythTV should 
work with the server name instead of a static IP, but to avoid people 
running into problems setting up MythTV when their DHCP server is not 
providing proper DNS services, it simplifies things to just tell people 
to use a static IP.

Did I understand that correctly?



Carl.