What are the advantages to using a dynamic or static setup?
This is a question that we hear a lot. In general, there really are no advantages to using one or the other. If the DHCP server in your regional data center is functioning properly, the use of a dynamic configuration is strongly recommended. However, if it is not, a static configuration is strongly recommended, particularly under Windows 98. This is because Win 98 will automatically assign your computer an IP address in the 169.254/16 class B address space, with a dynamic configuration, in the absence of a DHCP server. In other words, if you’re using Windows 98 and your DHCP server fails, you won’t be able to get a proper IP and thus, won’t have any connectivity. Win 95 doesn’t have this problem because it will keep the last IP that was assigned via DHCP. As long as you don’t choose the “release” or “release all” options under winipcfg, you’ll be able to keep your IP and preserve your network connectivity. Again, this is only a problem if your RDC’s DHCP server is down. It is worth not
