I finally moved into the 1990’s and set up DHCP on my LAN. I’ve been happy with static IP addresses on all my LAN machines, but the little netflix-streaming Roku I bought for the better half requires DHCP before it will even say hello to you. So now my little network has IP’s and network settings automatically handed out by MAC address, just like the big boys. No more having to constantly reset my Macbook Pro network settings when I come home (why does every corporate OS stupidly expect one set of network settings to work for all wireless network connections!?? FSCK!!). And the Roku is rockin…
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