From: winstonmvp@gmail.com   
      
   Char Jackson wrote on 2/2/2026 6:45 PM:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   >    
   >   
      
   :)   
   Understood.   
     - in my case, that 'someone messing' person would only be me.   
      
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