Digital Noise
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So this is probably less a question directly specific to Asuswrt-Merlin, and more about how to implement it using Asuswrt-Merlin.
I'm finally getting around to setting up my virtualization infrastructure at home. While I anticipate that the majority of my guests will simply pull a dynamic IP from the router, I know that I need to configure at least a static IP for the physical host.
Here's the question that I just can't seem to answer: Is it better to set the Static IP on the Lan > DHCP Server - Manually Assigned IP, and leave the host set to dynamic and rely on DHCP to always assign the same IP based on the MAC address, or should the address not be assigned on that page and instead be set in the host's /etc/network/interfaces?
Bonus question: Does the Asuswrt-Merlin firmware rely on the client to tell the router what the hostname should be and Asuswrt-Merlin FW sets the DNS record appropriately?
I'm finally getting around to setting up my virtualization infrastructure at home. While I anticipate that the majority of my guests will simply pull a dynamic IP from the router, I know that I need to configure at least a static IP for the physical host.
Here's the question that I just can't seem to answer: Is it better to set the Static IP on the Lan > DHCP Server - Manually Assigned IP, and leave the host set to dynamic and rely on DHCP to always assign the same IP based on the MAC address, or should the address not be assigned on that page and instead be set in the host's /etc/network/interfaces?
Bonus question: Does the Asuswrt-Merlin firmware rely on the client to tell the router what the hostname should be and Asuswrt-Merlin FW sets the DNS record appropriately?