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lu666s:
Correct.

However, the boxen can be setup with a static IP each as well. DHCP may be useful when you don't  care how IPs get assignned or you have LAN of more than 8 -10 boxen. I prefer static IP config cuz if something gets awry, I know exactly where is the problem.

dbl221:
Thats true static IP are better in this situation.

Actually many DHCP servers base the IP they give out on the MAC address so unless you change NIC's a  lot your "dynamic" IP is actually static on tiny home networks.

That said static IP's are the way to go...Im just lazy.    :D

voidmain:
All DHCP assigned addresses are based on MAC addresses.  And in DHCP you can force a client to be assigned a specific IP address if you want, and if you change cards you can either change the MAC address for that IP in the DHCP server config or you can actually change the MAC address on the client to match the old card (don't have to use the burned in address but it's advisable, you can run into fun issues if you start having more than one card on your network with the same MAC address).  Having said that, static IP is not dependent on a DHCP server and can be easier because of it.  On the other hand manually assigning the same IP address to two different machine can cause just as big of a problem as having to cards with the same MAC address on your network.  I like using static for my servers on my home network and at work but I use DHCP on the desktops and laptop.

LunchboX:
Grrr... Well I was trying to set it up using DHCP.. To make a long story short, I basiclly can't because my DSL provider forces me to use PPPoE because I need to use a username and password every time I log on =/ I really can't figure out a way around this, maybe if you will you'd be nice enough to post directions on how to do this   :D

voidmain:
It looks to me like the link that BadKarma posted should give you the pointers you need.  Did you go to the site and read the information? http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/

I have never used Caldera (and I believe the same is true for most of the rest of the Linux people here).  And my provider doesn't use PPPoE so I can't help directly.  I could set up a PPPoE server so I could test how to make the client work but I'm not going to do that.  Do some searching and reading.  And the easiest way might be to do what someone else suggested (get a LinkSys or similar DSL router which will do the PPPoE for you).

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