Re: NIS/NFS alternatives? - dhcp

[Alvin Oga <aoga@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com>]

hi ya miquel

> > if you are worried about security.... 
> > 	- disable dhcp and use all ip# defined by the "mask"
> 
> That doesn't make much sense.

if one has a class-C ip# ..and only using 20 ip# out of the range..
it is easy for someone to plug in an unauthorise machine into
your network... and sniff anything they like..
	- laptops being plugged in w/ security audit is a prime example
	of someone plugging stuff in w/o telling anybody

	- the laptops could have been hacked while on the home lan
	and now gets to transfer itself to the secure office lna

- so to prevent that... i disable dhcp ... and use the proper 
  broadcast and netmasks  needed to eliminated un-used ip# that
  could be used by floating laptops 
 
c ya
alvin