On Monday 16 Jun 2003 2:00 am, Chuck Stuettgen wrote: > On Sun, 2003-06-15 at 16:14, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 00:55, Technoslick wrote: > > > > What are the advantages of using dhcp for such small network > > > > of three computers. Kindly explain. I have fixed ips for my > > > > LAN of 5 PCs. > > > > Just my two cents: > > > > I've always considered DHCP to be the lazy way out of a > > situation; that is, unless you've got a large corporate > > department with heaps of laptops and "changing" systems - > > otherwise, static IP's lend to better overall network > > accountability and security. > > I manage a corporate network of over 400 desktops, 50 laptops, 50 > servers, 70 networked laser printers, 4 routers, 40+ switches, 3 > firewalls, and 30+ virtual IP's for web servers and load balancers. > All this started with a question about a lan of 5 pcs. A network such as you describe is a different animal altogether, and I'm not surprised that you find dhcp relevant here. For 5 desktop pcs, though, I still think static ip is better.
Anne
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