Maybe OT: Network ethics

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sat Feb 2 23:45:10 2002

On Sun, 3 Feb 2002, Alexander Schreiber wrote:

> How about using DHCP to ground them? As in:
> - all machines legitimately using the network are known as well as
> their ethernet addresses,
> - assign all those legitimate machines an (basically fixed) IP via
> DHCP,
> - for all unregistered machines, offer them IP addresses in the
> 127.0.0.0 range as well as themself as their default router and other
> stuff to make their network connection a notwork connection

  I kind of like that! No! I *REALLY* like it! Have you tested this?

  By The Way, concerning my scenario, I'm on the BOD of the computer
group, without any input as to the building's network setup. Although
I'm liking the security suggestions too.

        Doc
Received on Sat Feb 02 2002 - 23:45:10 GMT