Static vs Dynamic IP addresses

[DavidM]

I have a small home network comprising a broadband (cable) modem, wireless
router, PC connected directly to the router, and laptop with wireless
connection. Zone Alarm Pro and McAfee anti virus is running on both PC and
laptop. I don't anticipate any other pcs being connected, or to use my
laptop on any other network.
What are the pros and cons of using static or dynamic ip addressing?
Thanks
David

 

[Dave Patrick]

If you use DHCP then the settings are dynamic and will be automatically
passed from the router to the clients.

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:
|I have a small home network comprising a broadband (cable) modem, wireless
| router, PC connected directly to the router, and laptop with wireless
| connection. Zone Alarm Pro and McAfee anti virus is running on both PC and
| laptop. I don't anticipate any other pcs being connected, or to use my
| laptop on any other network.
| What are the pros and cons of using static or dynamic ip addressing?
| Thanks
| David
|
|

 

[Mungo Bulge]

Dynamic IP is easier for you and for me(if I wore a black hat).
Static is easy for you because there is such a small number of systems
to maintain, and even if you added one system a year for the next ten
years there wouldn't be much work involver.
Static is also a little easier to secure, if your router has a
built-in firewall the rules can be simpler without fear of
accidentally blocking one of your own systems.
Static IP addresses make annoyances for drive by hackers on wireless
routers.
There is less overhead on Static IP networks (no need for DHCP or
DNS).

|I have a small home network comprising a broadband (cable) modem,
wireless
| router, PC connected directly to the router, and laptop with
wireless
| connection. Zone Alarm Pro and McAfee anti virus is running on both
PC and
| laptop. I don't anticipate any other pcs being connected, or to use
my
| laptop on any other network.
| What are the pros and cons of using static or dynamic ip addressing?
| Thanks
| David
|
|

 

[Stan Brown]

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:46:06 GMT from DavidM

I have a small home network comprising a broadband (cable) modem, wireless
router, PC connected directly to the router, and laptop with wireless
connection. Zone Alarm Pro and McAfee anti virus is running on both PC and
laptop. I don't anticipate any other pcs being connected, or to use my
laptop on any other network.
What are the pros and cons of using static or dynamic ip addressing?

The biggest "con" for static IP addressing, as far as I know, is that
it makes it much easier for companies to track all of your on-line
activity and tie it together for marketing or other purposes.

For instance, Google tracks all your searches, but with dynamic IP
addressing it doesn't know who you are. With static IP addressing it
does know that, as soon as you send anything to or receive anything
from gmail.com.

 

[Mungo Bulge]

Maybe your right Stan, I never thought of it that way, I just assumed
the OP was referring to the private LAN side of the network, not the
ISP side. By the way, I have Dynamic IP from the ISP and have had the
same one since November 26, 2001. Now when I had dial-up, the IP
changed every time as you say.
But in either case maybe we should ask the question... Private network
or ISP?


| Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:46:06 GMT from DavidM
| <[email protected]>:
| > I have a small home network comprising a broadband (cable) modem,
wireless
| > router, PC connected directly to the router, and laptop with
wireless
| > connection. Zone Alarm Pro and McAfee anti virus is running on
both PC and
| > laptop. I don't anticipate any other pcs being connected, or to
use my
| > laptop on any other network.
| > What are the pros and cons of using static or dynamic ip
addressing?
|
| The biggest "con" for static IP addressing, as far as I know, is
that
| it makes it much easier for companies to track all of your on-line
| activity and tie it together for marketing or other purposes.
|
| For instance, Google tracks all your searches, but with dynamic IP
| addressing it doesn't know who you are. With static IP addressing it
| does know that, as soon as you send anything to or receive anything
| from gmail.com.
|
| --
| Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
| http://OakRoadSystems.com/
| "Do I smell the revolting stench of self-esteem?"
| -- Jon Lovitz, in /The Producers/ (2005)

 

[DavidM]

See below:

Maybe your right Stan, I never thought of it that way, I just assumed
the OP was referring to the private LAN side of the network, not the
ISP side. By the way, I have Dynamic IP from the ISP and have had the
same one since November 26, 2001. Now when I had dial-up, the IP
changed every time as you say.
But in either case maybe we should ask the question... Private network
or ISP?


| Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:46:06 GMT from DavidM
| <[email protected]>:
| > I have a small home network comprising a broadband (cable) modem,
wireless
| > router, PC connected directly to the router, and laptop with
wireless
| > connection. Zone Alarm Pro and McAfee anti virus is running on
both PC and
| > laptop. I don't anticipate any other pcs being connected, or to
use my
| > laptop on any other network.
| > What are the pros and cons of using static or dynamic ip
addressing?
|
| The biggest "con" for static IP addressing, as far as I know, is
that
| it makes it much easier for companies to track all of your on-line
| activity and tie it together for marketing or other purposes.
|
| For instance, Google tracks all your searches, but with dynamic IP
| addressing it doesn't know who you are. With static IP addressing it
| does know that, as soon as you send anything to or receive anything
| from gmail.com.
|
| --
| Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
| http://OakRoadSystems.com/
| "Do I smell the revolting stench of self-esteem?"
| -- Jon Lovitz, in /The Producers/ (2005)

It's dynamic ip on the WAN side, the question I'm asking is purely the about
the home LAN side.
Even with dynamic ips on the LAN side the DHCP server in the router always
seems to allocate the same two ip addresses (one to PC the other to laptop),
so the comment about tracking by external companies doesn't seem to apply,
unless I'm missing something in the argument.
Thanks for replies so far, it seems like static is the better option for me.
David

 

[Mungo Bulge]

You are not missing anything. The DHCP manages the IP allocation, but
the PC actually insures it gets the same IP by requesting a renewal of
the lease of that particular IP before the lease is up, unless you
leave it turned off until the lease expires and some other PC (new to
the network) requests a lease.
Anyway, have fun

We Gone, Bye Bye...

| See below:
<<<<snip>>>>>>
| >
| >
| It's dynamic ip on the WAN side, the question I'm asking is purely
the about
| the home LAN side.
| Even with dynamic ips on the LAN side the DHCP server in the router
always
| seems to allocate the same two ip addresses (one to PC the other to
laptop),
| so the comment about tracking by external companies doesn't seem to
apply,
| unless I'm missing something in the argument.
| Thanks for replies so far, it seems like static is the better option
for me.
| David
|
|