DHCP is fine, unless you're looking to perform advanced networking tasks. Here's how to set a Static IP address (or DHCP ...
At this time the computing industry was dominated by a few large companies, which produced products that would work only with others ... I misjudged how successful TCP/IP would be.
Peter Kirstein had to overcome various hurdles to connect the UK to the internet, including intransigent governments, dismissive industry and the taxman.