some really basic networking questions

[Douglas J Hunley]

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dep spewed electrons into the ether that resembled:
> in an effort -- it may be a fantasy -- to create what amounts to p'n'p
> networking, i decided to experiment with dhcp. my efforts have been,
> thusfar, a dismal failure. this is perhaps assisted in yast2's
> insistence on changing everything back once it's been changed by
> hand.

what dhcp server you using? I use the latest from isc.org and it works fine.

I've attached my dhcp config file. ass you can see, it assigns static ip's to 
my main machines, and dhcp to anything else I plug in.

if this doesn't point you in the right direction, scream..
- -- 
Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778
Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org
	and http://jobs.linux-sxs.org

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# Global options
option domain-name "homeip.net";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.10;
option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.10;
max-lease-time 86400;
default-lease-time 43200;
ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
ddns-update-style none;

subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
	range 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.200;
	option routers 192.168.1.10;
	authoritative;
}

host eternity {
	hardware ethernet 00:A0:CC:3F:86:C8;
	fixed-address 192.168.1.11;
}

host infinity {
	hardware ethernet 00:A0:CC:3F:DB:95;
	fixed-address 192.168.1.12;
}

host cosmos {
	hardware ethernet 00:A0:C9:0F:3E:C4;
	fixed-address 192.168.1.13;
}

host infinum {
	hardware ethernet 00:E0:98:90:1B:F1;
	fixed-address 192.168.1.14;
}