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Re: IP address depending on the MAC



On 02/10/11 02:08 PM, Ireneusz Szcześniak wrote:
> Dnsmasq is a DHCP and DNS server combined.  As I mentioned before, I
> can't use a DHCP server.
> 
> On 02.10.2011 20:02, H.S. wrote:
>> On 02/10/11 12:31 PM, Ireneusz Szcześniak wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm planning to install an image of Debian to a number of computers.
>>> Each of these computers will have the same configuration except the
>>> hostname and the IP address.  The IP configuration has to be static. I
>>> can't use a DHCP server.
>>>
>>> QUESTION; Is there a way to assign a hostname and a static IP address at
>>> boot time depending on the MAC address of the computer's network
>>> interface card?
>>
>> I use dnsmasq for exactly this purpose (my home lan is quite small
>> though). Works quite well.
> 
> 

Ah, was too hasty in reading and replying, sorry about that. It did feel
like the answer was too obvious :)

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