Re: Networking XP home & PRO computers w/Linksys Router

From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 07/01/04 

Date: 1 Jul 2004 17:24:20 -0500

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 13:29:01 -0700, "Derek" <Derek@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Is there another way to do this. Perhaps, using Static IP's on the computers?

Derek,

I'm not sure what "this" is. Use of dynamic vs static ip addresses does not
make a lot of difference when securing your LAN.

If you install a personal firewall on each of your computers, and you wish to
share files or other services between them, you generally have to use static ip
addresses, so you can open access to specific addresses. This is generally a
recommendation that I make for wireless networks. For a wired network, it is
generally safe to open each firewall to the entire subnet, so dynamic addresses
can be used, in your case.

So, unless I'm not understanding you at all, you'd gain nothing by using static
ip addresses.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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