Static IP

I now have a functioning home wifi with Linksys WRT54G
router and XP, 2K, and 98SE computers with HP2510 wireless
printer. I am thinking that I should change to static IP
as recommended here
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/guidcnfn.htm by Johannes
Helmig. I'm not 100% sure that this would be a good
idea. Once I had the same IP get assigned to two of my
computers and, also, I suppose that dynamic IPs slow
things down at least a little.

My question is: does anyone think it would be a mistake to
do this or does anyone have any advice doing it?

As long as each PC has a distinct IP address, and the IP address you assign
is correct for your network, there's no harm in assigning one manually
instead of picking it up through DHCP. But if your network is working
correctly there's no compelling reason to change dynamic IP addresses to
static IP addresses. It won't make your network any faster.

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"JimS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2e1001c3e1ff$6a6b68c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I now have a functioning home wifi with Linksys WRT54G
> router and XP, 2K, and 98SE computers with HP2510 wireless
> printer. I am thinking that I should change to static IP
> as recommended here
> http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/guidcnfn.htm by Johannes
> Helmig. I'm not 100% sure that this would be a good
> idea. Once I had the same IP get assigned to two of my
> computers and, also, I suppose that dynamic IPs slow
> things down at least a little.
>
> My question is: does anyone think it would be a mistake to
> do this or does anyone have any advice doing it?
>
>

Maybe I should heed the advice: "If it ain't broke don't
fix it."
>-----Original Message-----
>As long as each PC has a distinct IP address, and the IP
address you assign
>is correct for your network, there's no harm in assigning
one manually
>instead of picking it up through DHCP. But if your
network is working
>correctly there's no compelling reason to change dynamic
IP addresses to
>static IP addresses. It won't make your network any
faster.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (E-Mail Removed)
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replied to.
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>
>
>"JimS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:2e1001c3e1ff$6a6b68c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I now have a functioning home wifi with Linksys WRT54G
>> router and XP, 2K, and 98SE computers with HP2510
wireless
>> printer. I am thinking that I should change to static
IP
>> as recommended here
>> http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/guidcnfn.htm by Johannes
>> Helmig. I'm not 100% sure that this would be a good
>> idea. Once I had the same IP get assigned to two of my
>> computers and, also, I suppose that dynamic IPs slow
>> things down at least a little.
>>
>> My question is: does anyone think it would be a mistake
to
>> do this or does anyone have any advice doing it?
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

That's always a good one to heed, especially in networking. There are
enough other things that can break over time. :-)

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"JimS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:38e201c3e231$407e26b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Maybe I should heed the advice: "If it ain't broke don't
> fix it."
> >-----Original Message-----
> >As long as each PC has a distinct IP address, and the IP
> address you assign
> >is correct for your network, there's no harm in assigning
> one manually
> >instead of picking it up through DHCP. But if your
> network is working
> >correctly there's no compelling reason to change dynamic
> IP addresses to
> >static IP addresses. It won't make your network any
> faster.
> >
> >--
> >Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (E-Mail Removed)
> >* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> >* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
> replied to.
> >* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >
> >
> >"JimS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> >news:2e1001c3e1ff$6a6b68c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I now have a functioning home wifi with Linksys WRT54G
> >> router and XP, 2K, and 98SE computers with HP2510
> wireless
> >> printer. I am thinking that I should change to static
> IP
> >> as recommended here
> >> http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/guidcnfn.htm by Johannes
> >> Helmig. I'm not 100% sure that this would be a good
> >> idea. Once I had the same IP get assigned to two of my
> >> computers and, also, I suppose that dynamic IPs slow
> >> things down at least a little.
> >>
> >> My question is: does anyone think it would be a mistake
> to
> >> do this or does anyone have any advice doing it?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >