[X4U] IP address on local network

[Dave Bonhoff]

You are correct, the end result is essentially the same.

However, from a practical point it is better to leave your Macs set  
with their default network settings, and manage the network from the  
router. It means not having to changes settings on a notebook every  
time it leaves the premises, and being able to manage the network from  
one device (that has a decent utility or web interface). These 2  
reasons alone are enough for me!

Regards,
Dave

On 25-Apr-09, at 18:28, Daly Jessup wrote:

> To tell the truth, I'm not very savvy with these things, and don't  
> understand what the difference would be between having Network Pref  
> Pane use DHCP with manual IP assignment, or having the router  
> reserve IP addresses by MAC address.
>
> Either way, it seems your computer gets a "permanent" internal IP  
> address.
>
> Can some more geeky person explain the difference? (Or is the  
> question so ignorant as to make it unanswerable short of a book?)
>
> Daly