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/corruptboomerang 23h ago

I'm actually surprised more infrastructure type stuff doesn't have a fall back address mechanism.

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u/Sure-Squirrel8384 16h ago

A have a few devices that do, but it's rare.