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 ...
Ars Technica

DHCP & Static IP Confusion!

I've got a small LAN with M$ W98 peer-peer PCs running NetBEUI and a dial-up ISDN router providing internet access.<BR>The router (D-Link DI-106) also provides a DHCP Server so I don't assign static ...
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?

Hello.<P>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. <P>Right now, ...