auto private IP addressing

windows xp has auto IP addressing if no DHCP server is found. If I hook two
computers to a hub and install linux on each, does linux have auto ip
addressing like xp or will I have to do static IP addressing? Using linux
redhat 9.

Use the DHCP in Red Hat, or use static IP's.... trashing the XP machines
would be a good start too !

"thudd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> windows xp has auto IP addressing if no DHCP server is found. If I hook
two
> computers to a hub and install linux on each, does linux have auto ip
> addressing like xp or will I have to do static IP addressing? Using linux
> redhat 9.
>
>

A better reply, if you are using a NAT router, there should be a DHCP in it.
It will assign to all the machines.

You then use the router IP as the gateway, usually 192.168.1.1

See the docs for the NAT for details.

"thudd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> windows xp has auto IP addressing if no DHCP server is found. If I hook
two
> computers to a hub and install linux on each, does linux have auto ip
> addressing like xp or will I have to do static IP addressing? Using linux
> redhat 9.
>
>

thudd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> windows xp has auto IP addressing if no DHCP server is found. If I hook two
> computers to a hub and install linux on each, does linux have auto ip
> addressing like xp or will I have to do static IP addressing? Using linux
> redhat 9.

RH9 doesn't have auto private IP allocation in its DHCP client. You
can emulate it if you're into hacking the network configuration scripts
(I did this a while ago for my laptop). However, the easiest solution
for two computers is simply to allocate them two static IP addresses.

If you want interoperability with XP (dual boot, etc.) then allocate a
static IP address in the auto private address range (it's a class B so
your netmask would be 255.255.0.0)

Chris