Ok. I will try to digest what you have written above and follow your advice.
Most of it is very simple; but it will help you to ask very pointed and focused questions so you understand the answers clearly.
Static addresses never change, either because you told the client computer to ignore DHCP and just always use that address, or because you told the DHCP server to always assign the same address to that client. Dynamic addresses are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and yes... you will likely get different addresses every so often (could be every time you connect, or you could get the same address many times in a row but not have it be guaranteed).
Did I mention I'm still new to all this? Maybe I should have at the beginning. I'm finding that learning about all this is like getting into a really hot bath - I could just jump in if I wanted to, but I'd probably hurt myself.
Good thought. True, too.
So I'll be easing myself into 1) how to assign IP addresses so that they are static on my network (a new concept - I realize if I don't, they could suddenly switch, and I'd have to reconfigure ssh and my printers. Well, first I have to get the printers going.), and 2) figuring out what a MAC address is...
If you are using SSH to connect _from_ a given machine, what its IP address is at the moment won't matter. The only computers who benefit from static addresses are servers, really (as a general idea).
A MAC address (Media Access Control, IIRC) is the serial number of your network card, so to speak. As a general rule, MAC addresses do not repeat and will usually be unique. So, they are a good identifier for a DHCP server: "when you see this MAC address, assign it that IP address every time."
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