I use static ip's at home. I've just joined a LAN gaming league and they use dhcp. I'm running Debian/unstable so I did a quick 'apt-cache search dhcp' and spotted dhcp-client which I installed. I ...

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Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

When your sign up for Internet access on behalf of your company or purchase Web hosting for your company's Web servers, you will purchase either a dynamic IP address, a single static IP address or a ...