DHCP or Static IP for customers?

[Jbcourt]

When setting up a wired and or wireless net work for a customer who will not be using remote desktop. Is it best to let DHCP to handle the IP for NICs or use statci IPs?

 

[Cambridge PC Support]

I do, but it's best to use static IP for printers otherwise if they wander about the place, the PCs can't find them

 

[Jbcourt]

Great point, about the printers or other devices.
If the customer uses a laptop of other moble device between home and work, then DHCP should be used?

 

[thecoldone06]

Generally PC's are fine to setup using DHCP. Other devices, as mentioned before, printers, web cams, anything you will connect to via IP address need a static IP. If DHCP were to change their address, none of the PC's would be able to connect to them anymore via their already set address.

An exception to the PC's using DHCP is servers. You want to statically assign a server IP address because again, PC's will be connecting to it.

 

[vdub12]

Unless its a server I always use DHCP. remember you can also use host names to find wandering computers. For printers I normally use static.

The way I set a network up is configure the router to use *.*.*.100 and up for DHCP then I use *.*.*.2 through *.*.*.99 for static IP addresses like printers and servers. *.*.*.1 is the gateway.

This is for class C networks of course.

 

[MHCG]

I always use DHCP. That's what hostnames are for.

 

[rusty.nells]

For most home users DHCP is fine. This allows them to add devices without the hassle of configuring them.

 

[atlanticjim]

Unless its a server I always use DHCP. remember you can also use host names to find wandering computers. For printers I normally use static.

The way I set a network up is configure the router to use *.*.*.100 and up for DHCP then I use *.*.*.2 through *.*.*.99 for static IP addresses like printers and servers. *.*.*.1 is the gateway.

This is for class C networks of course.

I do similarly and set up known users with xxx.xxx.x.100+ for static IP and let DHCP use xxx.xxx.x.2 through 99. Other needs for Static IP are opening P2P ports, and some gaming console adapters.