On Wed, 2013-05-29 at 18:34 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Tim wrote: > > > Tim: > >>> But are you talking about configuring a DHCP client or server? > > > > Timothy Murphy: > >> Sorry, I mis-read the query. > >> I was thinking of a DHCP server > > > > The same basic answer still stands: A DHCP server, by default, doles > > out dynamic IPs. > > I agree that dhcp by default gives an IP address in a given range on a LAN. > But I don't think this is what is normally meant by "dynamic IP". Actually it gives out addresses on any kind of network, not just a LAN. Your ISP probably uses DHCP to assign you an IP address. I know mine does. And DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, so in my book it's exactly what "dynamic IP" means. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
