XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , Tomos Davies   
    wrote:   
      
   > >> 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.   
   >   
   > On Android, the IP address on the phone is set "per access point"!   
      
   no it isn't.   
      
   the ip address is normally set by a dhcp server, of which there should   
   be only one dhcp server on the subnet (with very rare exception, none   
   of which applies here).   
      
   > Look at the original post again where the Android settings were shown:   
   >  Android: Settings > WiFi > {AP SSID} > Modify network config >   
   >  IP settings > Static > IP address = 192.168.1.15   
   >   
   > Notice that the "static" setting is set *per access point*.   
   > That means the "static" directive only applies for *that* access point.   
   >   
   > There is a caveat which I'd like to ask the cognoscenti here to explain:   
   >   
   > Interestingly, in practice, at home, since I have more than half a dozen   
   > access points, you'd think I need to make the static setting for each   
   > access point at home - but - in practice - so far anyway - the phone has   
   > remained on the same IP address - even after multiple boots of the   
   > computers, mobile devices, and router.   
   >   
   > Why does it work so well (without me setting the phone's IP address to be   
   > static for *all* my access points)?   
      
   you really should learn about basic networking before you go fucking   
   around with static ips.   
      
   you *are* going to cause problems, and ones which you probably won't be   
   able to easily fix because you don't understand what you did.   
      
   anyway, your description of what you want to do is much better done   
   with host names, not fixed ip addresses, such as: myandroidphone.local.   
      
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