XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , William Unruh   
    wrote:   
      
   > >> > he hasn't said *why* he wants this, and quite likely, there's an even   
   > >> > easier solution.   
   > >>   
   > >>   He *has* said why he wants/needs this - a fixed ip address on his   
   > >> phone while at home   
   > >   
   > > that's not a why.   
   > >   
   > > he has not stated the problem he needs to solve and has demonstrated   
   > > that he knows very little about networking.   
   >   
   > I am so sorry. I know it is a terrible thing to have your memory go.   
   > He HAS said why.   
      
   eventually he did, but not initially.   
      
   > He wasnts to be able toaddress his phone so he can ftp   
   > to it, and transfer files to and from the phone using his Win computer.   
   > As such not having to figure out what the IP address of the phone is   
   > each time he does so is a convenience and he wants that convenience.   
      
   if he was interested in convenience, he wouldn't be asking about static   
   ips. he'd be asking about dns so he doesn't need to remember any ips.   
      
   > > his *guess* is that a static ip is the solution without realizing all   
   > > the problems it will cause for both himself and others.   
   >   
   > Having the router always give his phone the same IP is not a problem.   
      
   yep. it's very easy to do with almost any router (a few don't support   
   reserved dhcp but not many).   
      
   > Having his phone assume an IP is also not a problem on his home network   
   > is also not a problem on his home network is also not a problem if he is   
   > careful to make sure he does not assign from the router's dynamic IP   
   > range and that nohting else has that IP.   
      
   it's not a problem only if he takes the time to configure it correctly   
   and guarantee there are no conflicts as well as always remembering to   
   change it when leaving the house and changing it back when returning.   
      
   that's a lot of ifs. otherwise, it's a problem.   
      
   > It can be a problem if he then   
   > takes his phone onto another network.   
      
   it almost certainly *will* be a problem on another network, both for   
   him as well as others using the network.   
      
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