Router with DHCP server that offers static (permanent) leases

I'd like to set up my server at home using DHCP so as not to specify
a network address, because I move it from place to place occasionally.
In order to do this effectively, I'd like the DHCP server to provide
permanent leases so that in case the machine goes down it will pick up
the same network address when it comes up and re-connects with the
DHCP server.

To keep things simple, Id like the the DHCP server to reside in the
router. Is there a router (Netgear, SMC, etc) that provides this
feature? I don't want to spring for a Cisco or other high-end router
gear, so an inexpensive router that I can pick up at any retail store
would be my first choice.

Thanks,

Arthur <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> permanent leases so that in case the machine goes down it will pick up

This is usually done by the client that 'asks' again for the same IP.

> router. Is there a router (Netgear, SMC, etc) that provides this
> feature?

Many of them. See the specifications of the router. Google is your friend.

Davide

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On 22 Jun 2004 17:17:01 -0700, Arthur <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I'd like to set up my server at home using DHCP so as not to specify
> a network address, because I move it from place to place occasionally.
> In order to do this effectively, I'd like the DHCP server to provide
> permanent leases so that in case the machine goes down it will pick up
> the same network address when it comes up and re-connects with the
> DHCP server.
>
> To keep things simple, Id like the the DHCP server to reside in the
> router. Is there a router (Netgear, SMC, etc) that provides this
> feature? I don't want to spring for a Cisco or other high-end router
> gear, so an inexpensive router that I can pick up at any retail store
> would be my first choice.

Most of them do. Or you can setup your own router with Linux/*BSD/<your
favorite networked OS> and have it do DHCP. The latter option gives you
quite a bit of flexibility that a hardware solution might not have.

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