Re: dhcp

From: qurob (NOSPAM!!!qurob@hotmail.com)
Date: 01/15/02

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    From: "qurob" <NOSPAM!!!qurob@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 16:32:12 -0500

    In theory...your DHCP server will say "another dhcp server detected,
    aborting...etc etc"

    "Alok Menghrajani" <alok.menghrajani@epfl.ch> wrote in message
    news:3c44701d@epflnews.epfl.ch...
    > Hi,
    >
    > Isn't it dangerous to use dhcp on a network ? Suppose I have physical
    access
    > to a LAN which has got a dhcp server (eg my university). If I connect my
    > computer to the LAN and run a misconfigured dhcp server, isn't it going to
    > breakdown the network ? The answer is probably no, otherwise people
    wouldn't
    > use dhcp. But I don't understand why there can't be any conflicts.
    >
    > Alok.
    >
    >

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