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   nospam to All   
   Re: How does setting a static IP on a mo   
   12 Apr 17 18:31:06   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , Mark Lloyd    
   wrote:   
      
   > >   Since "Static DHCP" is a contradiction in terms,   
   >   
   > Static IP served by DHCP. Doesn't sound like a contradiction.   
      
   just what do you think the 'd' in dhcp stands for? hint: dynamic.   
      
   expanding it gives: static dynamic host configuration protocol, which   
   is a contradiction.   
      
   > "static DHCP" could also apply to a DHCP server that supplies ONLY   
   > static IPs. I have used software like that before, although you probably   
   > will NOT find it on your router.   
      
   a static ip by definition is not handed out by a dhcp server. it's   
   configured on the device.   
      
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