2006-06-22 06:20:28 · 5 answers · asked by LennyK3 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
In a corporate network, you want a Static IP for any servers or any computers hosting resources or providing any kind of service (web servers, printers, routers, file servers, etc). That's because a Dynamic IP does not guarantee a machine will keep the same IP all the time, and if a server/service provider changes IP, the clients may not be able to find it.
It's the same for the Internet--- if people/web clients/whatever external computer will be coming to your computer to retrieve information or services, it has to be able to find the resource.
This is usually facilitated by DNS which keeps track of server/service names and their corresponding IP's; DNS updates to client machines is sometimes slow, so the clients may go looking in the old location (old IP) if the server changes IP, and the DNS updates themselves may be done manually so the DNS server may not even be aware that your server has changed IP.
2006-06-22 06:24:25 · answer #1 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whether you have few or many systems, Windows finds and routs information faster with static IPs. With a dynamic IP the system has to ask the router for all of it's TCP/IP information and apply it. On a busy network it could take a few seconds to a couple minutes to get connected. You might not get connected at all. Dynamic IPs conjest the network. On the otherhand if you use static IPs you can have duplicate IP addresses if they are not given out, registered or maintained. With static IPs you always know which computer where has what IP address. This also makes it so that people can't just jump onto your network. They would need to figure out your IP prefix.
You can go either way. It won't make much of a difference unless you're in a huge company. It does help add security on a wireless network however and it allows a wireless computer to connect way faster.
2006-06-22 06:28:20 · answer #2 · answered by computerqfl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A static IP allows you to host web sites from that addresss. Since a dynamic IP changes, any pages you host from your computer will be inaccessable once the IP changes.
Dynamic IPs are usually cheaper though.
2006-06-22 06:22:26 · answer #3 · answered by Steve S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On a home network, you can use a static IP so you always know what computer to connect to for file/printer sharing. You know the IP will always be the same.
2006-06-22 06:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
easier to run reliable servers
2006-06-22 06:24:30 · answer #5 · answered by akg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋