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        In addition to the others mentioned, I like static addresses for the
following reasons.
        I have a couple of nets where I converted all the macs to static
addresses because localtalk macs occasionally (using either SUMacIP 3.0 or
MacTCP) would complain "can't get my IP address" for no obvious reason.  This
happened often enough that it was worth assigning static addresses to quench
the user complaints.  We're running KSTAR 7.0U on Fastpath-4's, but had the
same problem with 7.0 (and with 7.0U on Fastpath-2U's).  I think I had the
problem with KIP, too, but it's so long ago now, that I forget.
        Another reason I like static addresses is that I can finger a user who
is telnetted into our Sun from one of our many macs and tell by the
name/address which mac he is actually using so I can find him.  (A single
Fastpath-4 serves 25 offices on three floors of one of our buildings.)
        I can ping my mac from anywhere in the world.
        The main reason I like static addresses, however, is that email I send
from my mac is obviously from my mac (SUMEX-Mac-19.Stanford.edu) and not from
the relatively anonymous "kbox-a" or whatever!
--Christopher
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