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Re: [Project] IR emitter thingy (was Re: The project, habuy,
sourcefordge, ukha)
Andy Powell wrote:
>
> I would suggest something like (wot) is used in the AXIS webcams you
> basically do
>
> arp -s MAC_ADDRESS IP_ADDRESS
>
> and then ping the IP_Adress, the device then basically says Ooo that's
> my mac address and they're giving me my IP address. you don't need
> anything as advanced as DHCP...
>
> A.
>
Or you could use DHCP to assign the IP to the MAC address and use DNS
resolution to give each device a name by pointing to the MAC address,
rendering the particular IP irrelevant.
Makes it nice and easy to alter, or completely redesign the
infrastucture, and it's always easier to talk to a name than an ip.
Calum
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