Re: Router Question

From: Richard (rtsmatrix@hotmail.com)
Date: 03/21/02 

From: "Richard" <rtsmatrix@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:30:18 -0700

Thanks for the reply.

I do have my computers (only 3 of them) set up with static ip addresses and
everything works fine. My question was more on the theoretic level. This is
the only reason I have static ip addresses. In the bigger scheme of things,
why is this even necessary since all of the information is stored in the
router to handle it?

Richard

> Most DHCP servers allow you to use dynamic for clients, and config an
> excluded range for statics. That way you only have to do statics on
> your servers, and the rest can use DHCP. DHCP is really only usefull
> if you have large network and lots of IP's to manage. I can't imagine
> you have all that many computers in your house, so statics shouldn't
> be problem
>
> Hal
>
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Richard
> >
> >
> >
>

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