Howard Passman;553237 Wrote: > This is always a fun topic, but I run a small (3 subnet, 400 device) > network where I work. It's always much easier for me to load printers > on to folks PC's or do RDP if I alreay know the ip address of the > device.. Also when looking at NETFLO output it's much quicker if you > have a clue who your looking at without having to drill deeper. Same > goes for content filters, virus appliances, etc.. I can understand if > you have more users/devices than addresses on a subnet why you would > want to use DHCP, but if you have enough addresses the advantages of > statically addressing your devices are pretty reasonable ones in my > opinion. At work and at home I also like to put similar devices, > departments, etc. in ranges of ip's. That also helps me remember > addresses when needed. I can easily rememeber routers, switches, > printers, servers, UPS's and on and on without having to look them up > in other ways. > > At home I have 30 devices on my network. Not a ton, but again I find > it easier to adress then. You only do it once and then forget it. > Laptop, SB's, iPod users don't need to wait for an address when they > power up and never lose their leases. > > Howard
For your use-case reserved ips on your DHCP server would be much better for home and work. I could not imagine trying to manage a 400 system shop with static ips. That way you can manage all the devices IPs from one location. -- m1abrams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78256 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
