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DHCP or static IP: Which is better for your home internet?

Most people understand that when you connect to the internet, your internet service provider assigns your modem and network an internet protocol (IP) address. That's your external or public-facing IP.
Network World

Static vs. DHCP IP: Which is faster?

Does a static IP address make file transfers go faster than using DHCP IP addresses? No, Dr. Internet says. Did you really mean to say, in an earlier column, that using a static IP address will make ...
Network World

Static vs. DHCP IP: Which is faster?; Analyzing an employee’s PC use without his knowledge

A: No, using static addresses is not magically faster than using DHCP addresses. The goal in that article was to get two PCs on the same physical network segment onto the same IP subnet, so that the ...
Ars Technica

Any reason not to move from DHCP to static IP's?

I'm hoping some of you can give me some advice on whether to continue using DHCP on the network I'm in charge of at work. There are about 50 workstations and 10 or so servers. Right now, all servers ...
Ars Technica

Assigning static IP addresses, what are the addresses on my network?

Do you know if you have DHCP running? Don't you have a group that manages your network and the addresses? They would be the ones to assign addresses to those systems and make any DNS updates if ...