Hello, i am configuring a computer network for a small business and need some help?

Question

I have a Dell server and 7 workstations + 3 printers. We are planning on getting a static ip address so we can access the server and other workstations remotley, also we need to have the printers on the network. i am confused if i need to buy a static ip address for each equipment or if i can just get one static ip address and assign it to the router then have the router assign an ip address for each equipment and in this case would the router assign a static ip address to the stations and server or is it gonna be dynamic...
thanks very much for your help...

what do you suggest for security

Answer 1

Looks like you have some work to do. Maybe we can offer you some help to get you rolling.

First off you need to set up your server. Hopefully it cam preinstalled with Windows 2003 server and if not include that in your purchase. The device names can be modified to suit your office but they are included below for your convenience.

Server name: DC01
Static IP: 192.168.1.100/24
Install DNS, DHCP and promote it to a domain controller.
Domain name: mydomain.local

When setting up your DHCP server/service create a scope that has an ip range of 192.168.1.120-150.

Your printers will need to be set up with static IP addresses as well.
Print1: 192.168.1.101
Print2: 192.168.1.102
Print3: 192.168.1.103

Install all 3 on your server as this will act as your print server as well.

Your workstations should be named either the name of the employee that uses them or simply “workstation1, 2, 3 ect.” Use your best judgment there.

The static IP address can be bought from your ISP and assigned to the router external port by your provider. You will set your internal IP or gateway to 192.168.1.1 and set all your gateway IPs to point to this and include this in your DHCP scope.

We can get in to more detail as to how to specifically install and configure each service if need be. I will assume you have some knowledge at this point.

Good luck!!

Answer 2

This is where a "Network" comes into play

You only need 1 IP for the internet. Behind your router you can assign different IPs such as 192.168.100.101 - 103 -104... you get where i'm going.. and all these devices can share that IP

Each device behind the router needs to be assigned one of this IPs

Server: 192.168.100.104
7 Wrkst: 192.168.100.105 to 112
Printers: 192.168.100.113 to 1106

and so on


This is a simple task if you know what you are doing but it can get confusing.

Also remember we haven't even talk about security

Good luck

Answer 3

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