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Originally Posted by ItsNobody
Ummm...every ip inside a router network IS static. Unless u have have some pos router that assigns ur pc's dynamic ip
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fail.
most of ALL the decent routers have what is called a DHCP Server
this server that is built inside of your router (or network switch) passes out Local Area Network IP addresses to each node(or computer, for u noobs) connected to it UNLESS you go into your tcp/ip configuration(in your network setting of your OS) and configure it to NOT obtain an ip automatically, and use an IP specified by the user(hence the LAN IP being STATIC).
if you choose to have ur OS obtain an IP automatically, then it will use the DHCP Server in your router to obtain an IP address from
Linksys, Cisco, and D-Link routers all have these features, and are the most popular, top selling brands, of broadband routers and network switches
of course you can turn this feature off inside of your router configuration, however by default it is on, because by default both windows and mac OS are setup to obtain the IP automatically, because they assume that you will connecting either directly to the internet (which 99% of all ISP's also use a DHCP Server, unless you have a static IP thru your ISP) or have bought a decent router that has this enabled by default . . . . .
i know more then i should about networking, network switches, and broadband routers, dont ask why, its a long story . . .