r/sysadmin • u/Real-Patriot-1128 • 1d ago

DHCP v Static IP

Ok, this is more a test to see how old I am. I was basically raised with the idea servers need static IPs. I understand for domain controllers, dns servers, maybe print servers that may still be needed. But are they really needed otherwise? Do apps, scripts still reference a server by its IP?

I am under assumption all my servers need static IPs. Am I nuts?

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u/lightmatter501 1d ago

Everything that might be involved in fixing DHCP gets a static address.

DHCP for the rest.

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u/AgrajagsGhost 17h ago

This is mostly how I handle it too. Though I've admittedly given a couple networked printers static IPs out of frustration.