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This RFC describes a protocol to dynamically hand out ip-numbers on
field networks and small events that don't necessarily have a clear
organisational body.
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... a peg can be clipped to a network cable giving a very clear
view of where a given IP-number is in use.
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If the network to be numbered is rather large and some kind of
subnetting has to be implemented it is possible to give the pegs from
the different subnets ...
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At large networks where it is not really known how many IP-numbers
are needed, a first set of pegs can be made in advance, and the
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The optimum location for the peg is clipped to the network cable near
the NIC of the device needing an IP ...
... which was lost can't be used anymore because someone else can find
the peg and use the information stored on it. But, once the peg is
attached to a network cable, the chance to loose the peg is
minimized.
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... peg to IP stack, the information can be misinterpreted, which could
cause network troubles. In the field test at HIP this became
perfectly clear when someone mixed up the numbers and used the
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