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I'm working on setting up a home web/file server together with a new-to-me Cisco router. This router does not support setting ip addresses on the interfaces, because of some peculiarities (its a switch and a router). The result is most help focuses on dhcp, but I want to configure the server with a static IP. Then I discovered binding.
Now I have what I wanted, a permanent inside IP for the server. But, now I question how to setup the server--continue with DHCP for its address and DNS servers, or should I setup this CentOS server's network settings /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
and /etc/resolv.conf
using static settings? And what about DNS?
1In general, when setting up dhcp reservations on a router, it is recommended to set the client up as dhcp instead of static. – Brian Adkins – 2014-02-19T01:21:29.283
Since this is a best practice question, I'll mark as answer the highest vote. – xtian – 2014-02-19T13:59:10.213