[LBo] Re:Samba using DHCP

[Brian Reichert]

* Stefan Waidele <Stefan at Waidele.info> [2006-07-17 11:31:27+0200]
> For Anita's purposes, there should be no reason to complicate this more 
> than neccessary: Install Linux, configure the NIC to use DHCP, configure 
> Samba to serve the shares or printers. Choose the same names as used 
> before in Win98, and your Windows-clients should not even notice the change.
> 
> Or did I miss something?
> 

I don't think you are missing anything.  I don't remember if I specifically
mentioned it, but it is possible to have a dynamic IP and use samba with a wins
server to provide name resolution.  Also, if the DHCP server is a Windows 2000
or newer server it can update DNS and WINS on behalf of the DHCP client in the
event that the client doesn't do it for itself.

There are many possibilities here.  I just personally prefer a static IP because
there are generally less points of failure.
-- 
Brian Reichert
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