one with over 750 staff and 1k computers have static addressing. It depends on how you want to configure a net. If each port is labelled with an ip address and mask the task is fairly simple. DHCP has its uses in dialup and net on demand but static tables also work quite well. From a secure standpoint I would hesitate to see conslutants dragginf their own boxen in and leaving with the contents daily. Make me nervous that would.
thanx,
bill