In home networks, pretty much every computer and device will get it’s IP address from the DHCP server running on the router. In it’s most simplest explanation, when a computer (or device) that is configured to use DHCP reaches out to the network, the DHCP server will assign and provide an IP address for the computer to use. Computers/Workstations using special services (or requiring firewall exceptions)ĭHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and was created to dynamically configure hosts networking configuration on the fly for easy deployment.Network Switches, Routers, Gateways, Load Balancers.An example of devices commonly seen with Static IPS: These addresses should always be logged, documented, and added to network topology maps. Typically, these IP addresses will never change, even when major changes are being made to the core infrastructure. These devices which are almost always running, and have other services that rely on them, require a set static IP that should and will not change. It’s in my opinion that for server, network, core, and all top level infrastructure, all of these devices and services should be configured with Static IP addresses. A DHCP Reservation is a pre-set IP that’s provided by a DHCP Server, and given to a NIC when a NIC calls out to a DHCP server for an IP address.A static IP address is an IP address that’s manually set on a NIC (Network Interface Card).
If we were using DHCP reservations, I could have simply modified the firewall rules, modified the IP address on the reservation, and restarted the device using the buttons on the front panel (I didn’t have any other access to the device). Ultimately when the day came where I had to change the IP and firewall rules for the PBX, I had to log a support call with the vendor since I couldn’t change the IP myself (which resulted in delays, and costs). They tried to convince me the IP will change on a DHCP Server and the port forwarding will stop working, because they simply had no idea of what a DHCP reservation was. As an example: When a customer was purchasing a VoIP PBX, the PBX vendor get angry when I requested that it be configured for DHCP so that a DHCP reservation could be used, I advised I’d prefer this method so I could change the IP when needed for maintenance or network restructuring.
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