Network Solution for Windows – Windows system, Linux system, Ubuntu server configuration tip

All clients and servers need an IP address on a TCP/IP network. How will you configure those dotty dot numbers on your TCP/IP property tabs? Manually, or automatically via DHCP? Let us investigate what advantages an automatic DHCP service has over the manual alternative.

1. DHCP needs much less effort – manual configuration is boring and labour intensive. Above all, DHCP options give a sense of central control.
2. Easy to update a default gateway or DNS server’s IP address. Manual changes would be a nightmare, you would have to visit every machine.
3. No IP duplicate addresses. Provided you configure the DHCP scopes intelligently, there will never be another ‘Duplicate IP address’ problem to eat into your valuable time.