Re: dhclient & switching networks

[Nate Duehr <nate@natetech.com>]

Derek Broughton wrote:

>Oooh..  You would have to point that out.  Somewhere about 3 months after I
>got _this_ laptop, it occurred to me that I was really supposed to report
>the MAC to the network centre, so that they could do that.  Of course, I
>never got around to it.  Now, I know they'll appreciate knowing about the
>unofficial DHCP server, but they'll still slap my wrists for not telling
>them about the new MAC address :-(
>  
>
If they were worth the money you're probably paying them (sounds like a
large organization with salaries somewhere near the median, but who
knows?), they should have already seen you on the network and talked to
you already.

And of course, that leads to a bigger picture discussion of one of the
major problems with business and IT -- their managers would have no idea
if they're not technical themselves what the techies are/are-not doing
-- so it's a never-ending cycle... networks half-baked... never done
right...

Nate