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   Carlos E.R. to Char Jackson   
   Re: stray ipv6 router????   
   03 Feb 26 03:15:38   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-03 02:45, Char Jackson wrote:   
   > On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 09:59:58 -0700, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ     
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> Char Jackson wrote on 2/1/2026 6:49 PM:   
   >>> IMHO, shared network resources, such as printers, should never be   
   >>> configured to use DHCP to acquire an address. Sooner or later, there's   
   >>> going to be a problem there.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> My router(s) are configured to use DHCP and set with a small range of   
   >> starting and ending ip addresses. The printer(s)[two printers, each in a   
   >> different geographic location, one on each router] are assigned a fixed,   
   >> DHCP dispensed ip address.   
   >   
   > My objection to that approach stems from multiple experiences where   
   > someone messes with the DHCP server, not remembering that there are   
   > resources on the network that are intended to be at a static address.   
   >   
   >    
   >   
      
   RTFM   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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