Linux Gazette: DHCP for the Home Network | Linux Today

Linux Gazette: DHCP for the Home Network

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 26, 1999

“Tired of lugging that laptop from the office to home only to
find that once you get there you have to boot your M$ operating
system, change your network settings to work with your home
network, and then … ah-hem REBOOT?! I was! [Enter DHCP from stage
left.] If your office and home environments are configured
correctly, DHCP is about to be your new best friend!

“Disclaimer: This article provides information we have gleamed
from reading the books, the HOWTOs, man pages, usenet news groups,
and countless hours banging on the keyboard. It is not meant to be
an all inclusive exhaustive study on the topic, but rather, a
stepping stone from the novice to the intermediate user. All the
examples are taken directly from our home networks so we know they
work.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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