XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: ham789@netzero.net   
      
   On 4/12/2017 5:28 AM, Pascal Hambourg wrote:   
   > Le 12/04/2017 à 14:14, Whiskers a écrit :   
   >>   
   >> Setting his phone to use a static IP while connected to his home   
   >> network, would be a good idea if (when) he sets his router to use a   
   >> static IP for that device.   
   >   
   > This does not make sense.   
   > A static address for a device is set on the device, not on the router.   
      
   If the router reserves and always assigns the same predefined IP address   
   to the MAC address of the phone in DHCP mode (and never to any other   
   device), it's always the same...works exactly like a static address when   
   connected to that router.   
   And it's all done in the router.   
      
   While you're in there, program the access point to restrict connections   
   to only those MAC addresses you choose.   
   That won't keep the hackers out, but will provide a little inhibition   
   to your neighbors borrowing your internet connection.   
      
   You can surely construct a situation where the router   
   has its DHCP server disabled, but that's a contrived/rare case.   
   Anybody doing that won't have any trouble dealing with the issues   
   that causes with phones.   
      
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