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Thanks guys! &nbsp;It was reassuring to hear the same answer from two experts, and Hypercat's additional information (and generous &quot;tip of the hat&quot; to MISOperations) was nice also. &nbsp;Wish me luck!
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Thanks guys!  It was reassuring to hear the same answer from two experts, and Hypercat's additional information (and generous "tip of the hat" to MISOperations) was nice also.  Wish me luck!

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I am changing my company's internet provider. &nbsp;This change will change our public IP address. &nbsp;The new provider tells me I will have to take care of changing the IP address in our network. &nbsp;Our network consists of a Windows 2008 Server, a Netgear router, 3 Dell network switches, and 30 desktop computers running XP, Vista, or 7. &nbsp;From my research I believe I only have to change the address in our Netgear router. &nbsp;However, I did not set up this network and I am looking for a confirmation of my research.
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I am changing my company's internet provider.  This change will change our public IP address.  The new provider tells me I will have to take care of changing the IP address in our network.  Our network consists of a Windows 2008 Server, a Netgear router, 3 Dell network switches, and 30 desktop computers running XP, Vista, or 7.  From my research I believe I only have to change the address in our Netgear router.  However, I did not set up this network and I am looking for a confirmation of my research.

Changing Network IP Address

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.

Network Management

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.