NFS access for a varying IP address for an Agilent 4156C

[Madhusudan Singh]

Hi

In our lab, we have a Linux machine that I use for interfacing with
experiments and storing data. I am trying to connect an Agilent 4156C
semiconductor parameter analyzer :

http://www.home.agilent.com/cgi-bin/pub/agilent/reuse/cp_DocumentRedirector.jsp?LANGUAGE_CODE=eng&ID=621046&COUNTRY_CODE=US&LINKTYPE=External+File

to the server so that I can store the measurement results directly on to the
Linux machine (which btw, has a fixed IP address and an FQDN) instead of
messing with unreliable floppy disks etc.

The analyzer does not, and the only way to network this equipment is over
NFS. Passing over the inherent insecurities (which I will return to if a
way is found to make the setup work) involved in using NFS, how do I setup
an /etc/exports file for the analyzer ? Its IP address is going to be
determined via DHCP (am I assuming too much to think that the machine
implements some kind of a rudimentary DHCP client ?), and that is going to
vary.

Or should I try to get a fixed IP address for the analyzer ?

Thanks.