[Info-vax] DHCP problems on OpenVMS 9.2 x86

[bill]

On 4/25/2023 10:14 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 4/25/2023 9:22 AM, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
>> On Tue, 2023-04-25 at 12:09 +0000, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>> On VMS?
>>>> "Don't use it", is the easiest solution.
>>>
>>> I would like to know what the obsession is with DHCP _client_ on a
>>> _server_ operating system. About the only _possible_ use I can see
>>> for it is within a small home/office environment when VMS is being
>>> used as a workstation, not a server, and that's not exactly a place
>>> for VMS (Phillip not withstanding :-)).
>>
>> I might install it on a laptop, just for jollies. Then working DHCP
>> will be a requirement.
> 
> My network preference is:
> * one net n.n.n.* for normal traffic
>    - internet router on that net
>    - some addresses reserved, some addresses available for DHCP
>    - PC's and printers has fixed address
>    - phones, TV's, fridge, sprinkler etc. get address via DHCP
> * one net m.m.m.* for servers (virtual or physical)
>    - my PC has an additional fixed address on that net
>    - each server has a fixed address
> 

DHCP and fixed addresses are not mutually exclusive.

bill