The best way (IMHO) is for the network group to establish a pool of static addresses for printers and to hard assign those addresses to the printers. Then to take it a step further to give them DNS entries so the IPADDR can be changed if necessary but your print distribution doesn't need to be changed. The problem with DHCP is that you need to wait for the printer to attach to the network and then go find out what IPADDR was assigned. Then you have to go back and establish that address for the right printer in your distribution package. The real FUBAR happens if DHCP leases expire and the netwwork goes down (like that never happens)or the printer goes offline for an extended period of time (What? Hardware breaks? Go figure.). Now as the printers attach to the network they will all undoubtedly have new IP adrresses - just the nature of the beast. > Since I am not involved (unfortunately) with either the IP or Network part > of this move, I am not as familiar with this problem as I would like. > > However, I believe that Hal has identified my issue. They use DHCP to > assign IP addresses. > > So what would be a better way. > > I am not familiar with why you would use DHCP vs. some other method. > > Is there a benefit or is there a better way. > > Thanks all for the help. It is starting to look murky instead of just dark. > > Lizette > > > > Ouch! That sounds like the network group expects to use DHCP to assign > > IP addresses. And you (CA, actually) need static (pre assigned) > > addresses. > > > > Worse, the printer could be unexpectedly assigned a new IP address at > > any time.
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