DHCP can deliver more than just an address. Thin clients or altiris clients look for other tags and values which then kick off imaging or configuration tasks. Being able to drop ship equipment and know that it will self configure or self image as soon as it is plugged in is reallly nice.
Beyond that, I like it because I am really lazy and it saves me work or having to deal with my users any more than I have to.
On Oct 28, 2009, at 6:00 PM, "Doug Rooney" <Doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I know many folks are very adamant about using DHCP, I am wondering why, besides the fact that there is little thought that has to be put into it, what is the advantage?Because when there is a network issue, it is really nice to be able to pin-point the culprit with static addressing. So I don’t want to start a religious rant, just hear why people like it so much.Thank You ~Doug Rooney Sonoma Tilemakers IT Manager 7750 Bell Rd. Windsor Ca, 95492 (707) 837-8177 X211 (707) 837-9472 FAX it@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxFrom: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve SnyderSent: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:25 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] OT: do hp jetdirects do dhcp conflict detection?windows clients upon receiving an dhcpoffer send out an arp to verify that the address is not in use and sends back a dhcpdecline if it is in use. Do hp jetdirects do this as well? Also wondering about whatever network component dell printers use too. Yes, we've had a couple of conflicts so wondering if I should enable the address conflict detection on the dhcp server or leave it alone.