XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10
From: nospam@nospam.invalid
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Whiskers wrote:
> >> >>> Google "address reservation". You don't want a fixed IP address
> >> >>> on a phone.
> >> >>
> >> >> Not true, he does.
> >> >
> >> > he might think he does, but he doesn't.
> >>
> >> Your opinion noted.
> >
> > it's not an opinion. he should *not* have a fixed ip address on his
> > phone. that is only going to cause a world of problems, especially
> > since he doesn't understand what he's doing.
> >
> > what he wants is a reserved address, which is done at the router.
>
> Setting his phone to use a static IP while connected to his home
> network, would be a good idea
it's a horrible idea because he'd have to change it every time he
leaves the house and back again when he returns.
that's a shitload of effort for absolutely no reason, since what he
claims to want can be done entirely automatically.
> if (when) he sets his router to use a
> static IP for that device.
there's nothing to set. the router doesn't care.
> If he wants to connect to other networks
> away from home he should set his phone to use DHCP with them if that's
> what they expect (which it probably is, as a general rule).
he should set it to dhcp and leave it that way, particularly since he
doesn't understand what he's doing and is likely going to make things
worse.
if he wants a particular ip address while at home (which can be useful
at times although very rarely for a phone), reserve that ip address at
the router. that way, the phone will work everywhere without needing to
constantly modify the network settings for every location. there won't
be any conflicts either.
he hasn't said *why* he wants this, and quite likely, there's an even
easier solution.
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