Dhcp reserved addresses
Is it better to use a dhcp server to reserve addresses based on mac address or to assign them statically on the interfaces?
I have a small network and i want almost everything to have static ip addresses. Is there any benefit to doing it one way or the other?
There are some benefits of using a DHCP server:
- You have a central point where you keep track of the addresses that you use. Less risk of using an address twice.
- If you need to change the addresses for some reason then you change them in the DHCP server.
- A DHCP server not only hands out IP addresses but also the
domain-name
,subnet-mask
,broadcast-address
,routers
,domain-name-servers
,ntp-servers
and other things. No risk that you misconfigure an interface. - You say that almost all have a static address. DHCP hands out IP address to those in the range that you define in the DHCP server.