[CUWiN-Dev] Get Consistent IP Addresses

[David Young]

On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 11:09:06PM -0600, Lu-chuan Kung wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I wonder how I can keep the same IP address after upgrading the system 
> with a different image. I understand that the IP address is assigned as 
> a function of MAC address. But I found my nodes got different IP address 
> after I upgrade them from 0.5.9 to the current 0.6.0+. Is that just b/c 
> the IP assigning function is changed from 0.5.9 to 0.6.0, which means I 
> don't have to worry that it will change every time I upgrade my system?

Don't worry, it will not change every time you upgrade.  Prior to 0.6.0,
the last time the IP numbering scheme changed was probably 2001. :-)

Dave

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