Tim:
> I tried to do that once, with my systems. But my DHCP server
won't
> let me assign the same IP to two different MACs.
Samuel Sieb:
I use the standard dhcp server included with Fedora. You can create
two entries with different identifiers and different macs but with
the same IP and it works. I usually use "hostname" and "hostname_w".
The server was Fedora, now CentOS, but the same DHCP server on both
(albeit different versions). Neither would allow it, there'd be some
complaint logged.
I haven't had a bash at this for ages, since the laptop is ancient and
seldom used any more. I'll have another look at it the next time I dig
it out.
Mine was set up with having to use separate IPs, and different
hostnames. Which makes sense if both are operating simultaneously, but
not if in and either/or mode. Personally, I'd rather that the *laptop*
always had the same hostname. It makes SSHing into easier, for one
thing.
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