As a consultant for a small business with multiple locations, you have been asked to update the IPv4 addressing scheme for all locations. Nodes added within the last year use DHCP, but some of those installed long ago still have statically assigned IP addresses. The network has grown from 24 workstations and three servers to 96 workstations and six servers in that time (all Windows platform).

Describe what types of problems could result from having a mix of statically assigned and dynamically assigned addresses on the same network and how you would tackle the issues.

In response to your peers, add any additional questions or considerations that you would bring from your point of view.

Objective assessed: Describe the IP and DHCP protocol.