Re: DNS on minimal new installation

[eben@gmx.us]

On 10/25/24 07:35, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 09:33:24 +0100, Joe wrote:
> > I was assuming someone setting up a server of some kind would not be
> > running a DHCP client, which of course can be done with a reservation,
> > but it's another potential point of failure that a fixed address
> > configuration doesn't have.
>
> I've seen it done both ways.  In a lot of environments, even server IP
> addresses are assigned by DHCP (with a reservation so that the same
> address is issued every time).  This gives the benefit of central
> address management.

On my LAN (i.e. in my house) pretty much everything gets a particular
address assigned by DHCP, so I can easily identify it and address it in a
firewall if need be.

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