Joshua ONeill

NT1330
Client-Sever Networking II
09/23/2014
DNS servers provide domain name resolution for network resources. They
associate the TCP/IP address assigned by DHCP to a client with its fully qualified
domain name. The association of an IP address to a domain name requires that a
change in either the address or the name requires an update of the information in DNS.
The DHCP protocol does not do this automatically. To make this more seamless,
servers running Windows Server 2008 and DHCP and clients running DHCP can
register with DNS, allowing the two to co-operate.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol that assists in
configuring IP addresses, subnet masks, default routers, and other IP parameters to
client PCs that don't have a static IP address. These computers locate a DHCP server
in their local network that gives them an IP address so they can connect to the internet
or other computers within the local network. There are four way to allocate dynamic IP
addresses: automatic, dynamic, roaming, and manual. Three of these (dynamic,
roaming, and manual) use DHCP to assign the IP addresses.
There are a number of downsides to administering IP addresses statically.
Foremost is human error. If the administrator mistypes the IP address or subnet mask,
the workstation may not have connectivity to the resources it requires. If the DNS or
WINS server IP addresses are mistyped, the workstation will not be able to perform
name resolution. If the default gateway is incorrect, the workstation will not be able to
connect to remote subnets and resources. All of the aforementioned problems of
statically maintaining IP addresses lend credence to the argument of using a DHCP
server regardless of the number of hosts that are supported on the LAN.

Joshua ONeill
NT1330
Client-Sever Networking II
09/23/2014
In my opinion, it would be preferable to use DHCP for all client devices and
maintain static IP addresses for all network devices, regardless of the size of the
network. Client devices include: Desktops, Laptops, Tablets and other mobile devices.
Network devices include: Servers, Printers, Routers, Switches, etc. This would ensure
that users can actively gain an IP address, in any location, especially in areas where
laptop users roam around, to do what they need to do.
Obviously, you have to design and manage your scopes well to ensure that you
do not run out of IP addresses. But again this all comes down to designing your
network correctly to ensure that static devices have their own IP range, and the client
devices have their own IP range appropriate to the size of the organization and
projected growth.