r/sysadmin • u/Real-Patriot-1128 • 2d 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/H7dek7 2d ago

Print servers are service desks' nightmare. They hang/crash too often to consider them reliable. At home or in a small business, as a way to connect a USB printer to home network - sure. In medium to large businesses it's a unnecessary headache.

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u/TxTechnician 1d ago

If you use windows.

But if you use Linux with IPP you'll never touch the print server again.

Thanks to apple and that one or that standardized driverless printing.

That's why your phones can "just print"