Whats the best way to assign IP address on my local network?
A great thing about most routers is that they support DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). DHCP can automatically assign computers an IP address when they boot up. When you set up DHCP on the router, you’ll specify a range of IP address to use for the client pool, and only those address will be automatically assigned. You can also manually specify IP addresses in your OS. ICOM suggests using one of the three following IP address ranges: 10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255 192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255 These numbers have been reserved by the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) specifically for private networks.
