What is “dynamic” setup?
A dynamic setup is described in the previous answer. It makes use of the dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), to automatically initialize your computer’s network settings via a remote configuration server. To repeat: enable DHCP (disable any static configuration), specify your computer’s name (in the format crXXXXXX-Y for Rogers, where the X’s are a number supplied on your invoice and the Y is an a, b or c) and renew your IP via winipcfg (in Windows). To specifically disable a static configuration, you need to go to TCP/IP properties under your network configuration in Windows and disable WINS, DNS, NetBIOS, all bindings, remove all listed gateways and set it to retrieve an IP address automatically. FYI, when renewing your IP manually, never, ever choose the “release” or “release all” options under winipcfg. If you do this and your DHCP server fails, you’ll lose all network connectivity. Always choose the “renew” or “renew all” options when manually renewing your IP.
