10 Difference Between Static And Dynamic Ip Address

1. When a device is assigned a static IP address, the address does not change. 2. A dynamic IP address is an IP address dynamically assigned to your computer by your ISP. Each time your computer (or router) is rebooted, your ISP dynamically assigns an IP address to your networking device using DHCP protocol. 3. Static Ip address is better for dedicated services such as mail, FTP and VPN servers. 4. A dynamic IP address is suitable if you have: several computers on an internal network with internet access on all of them. 5. A static IP address is suitable if you: run your own website. run your own email server. 6. Dynamic IP address Advantages: Cheaper than static IP address. Changing IP address gives more privacy. 7. if you have a dynamic IP address, Geolocation might be less accurate, if that matters to you. 8. Static IP addresses have a number of advantages. They can give you: less downtime - there is a risk of downtime when new dynamic IP addresses are allocated remote access - you can access your own PC from anywhere in the world with static IP 9. Dynamic IP address Disadvantages Requires DHCP server to obtain an IP address. Non-static. Each time IP address changes, you may have to find you IP address again. 10. A dynamic IP address is suitable if you have: a single computer that connects to your head office on a one-way Virtual Private Network