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I have been through several blogs and tutorial and most of them say that for installing sharepoint on Windows Server 2008 R2 (it is a domain controller and has SQL Server 2008 as well) I will have to setup static IP, but why ?

Also when I setup a static IP address my Virtual Machine doesn't has Internet anymore and I can't install SharePoint pre-requites

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It sounds like you need some good background on TCP/IP before you ever get started w/ SharePoint. It's going to be a tough uphill climb, I think. SharePoint touches many, many protocols and really understanding how all the "moving parts" work together involves some fairly broad and deep knowledge. Best of luck. – Evan Anderson Nov 16 '12 at 22:43
I asked question because I wanna learn :) , If I didn't wanted to learn I would just think it as some static universal truth lol, anyway thanks :) – Muhammad Raja Nov 16 '12 at 22:52
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Oh God. Please just stop now and call an expert to do this. You want to install Sharepoint. Onto a VM. That is a domain controller and SQL Server. And doesn't have a static IP address? That's just... ouch. Please, just call an expert to set this up for you. Might wanna have them take a glance over the rest of your environment too, while they're at it. – HopelessN00b Nov 16 '12 at 23:26
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Do I need a flask filled with water if I go out into the desert, alone, without navigation or phone? No. Do I need a static IP for this? The correct answer also 'no' but I will never try either without. – Hennes Nov 17 '12 at 2:22

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Best practices indicate this. Is there a reason beyond your config issue for NOT using a static IP? They also suggest not using a Domain Controller. Please explain how the Virtual Machine Network is configured? Are you giving it an IP from the same subnet as the host machine or...?

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