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here is the problem, win workgroup 10 pc`s with winxp prof. static ip address asign with ip range 192.168.1.5 - 192.168.1.254 mask add. 255.255.255.0 DNS xx.xx.xx.xx ( dns by isp ), DSL conection 1MB . 2wire modem-router with dynamic DHCP. My question is if there is a problem with this setup, cause somethimes the dsl conection goes down, problems to print, and share files ?

should i use only dynamic ip addresses for all the host ?
is posible that can ocurrs bandwidth problems?

thanks, apreciate any response.

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Member Avatar for DimaYasny

if you have a dhcp on the network, and it's a normal hard wired network, why not use it? managing lots of static IP addresses can be a strain

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thank you DinaYansy, the thing is that is already asingned each static ip addres. your sugestion is should i erase all the static ip adress and let the DHCP do the rest?

Thanks,

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yeah, why not?

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Dima is on the money, let DHCP handle the ip setting for all PC. more over you should only want to give static IP when you want to keep a close tab/watch on pc activity. this can still be done with DHCP but ever so often the pc get a different Ip and you would have to check the log for all the different Ip it was assigned. as opposed to a static.

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