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Can DHCP provide DNS addresses when IP is static?

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In Windows, when I select static IP (instead of DHCP-assigned one) I have to enter the IP address for DNS servers. Is there a way to manually set IP address yet obtain the DNS addresses from the DHCP server?

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No, this is not possible. You can either use static or dynamic configuration, not both. However most DHCP server allow you to assign an IP address to a specific MAC address. This way the client gets the IP (and things like DNS server etc.) from the …

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