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Appendix B: Technical Limitations

DEVICE NAMING

  • All DNS hostnames MUST begin with a letter and MUST NOT contain the underscore character “_”

DEVICE ADDRESSING

  • IRIS does NOT currently provide static IP addresses or static DNS hostnames on wireless networks.

MOBILE AND NON-MOBILE DEVICES

  • The current device registration system allows the system administrator to choose to register a device as mobile or non-mobile. The implementation differences are summarized in the following table:
Mobile DeviceNon-Mobile Device
Typical types of devicesLaptop, PDADesktop, Server, Printer
MUST use a specific CableID on the wired networkNoYes
MAY access the wireless networkYesNo
MAY request a Static IP and HostnameNoYes
DHCP Lease TimeShortLong

Last updated: $Date: 2008/12/01 23:14:47 $

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