I'm open to suggestions on that avenue. First time setting this kind of thing up, and I figured that this was the place to come for general harassment and good ideas - scary, eh?
LOL - harrassment is part of the fun.
well it depends on how you are doing it. I would assume that your server will be connected to the router and then the workstations will be connected to the server in some form or fashion?
DHCP vs. Static IP adressing isn't your choice. It's up to whatever protocol is used by your ISP. At least, as far as DHCP is concerned. If they use it, you must set your network to use it.