XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2017-04-12 20:19, Tomos Davies wrote:   
   > In , nospam suggested:   
   >   
   >>> 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"!   
   >   
   > 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)?   
      
   Because you are always connected to the same AP, or because all have the   
   same SSID.   
      
   You really must look at the DHCP configuration in the router. As you   
   have several AP, you should reserve that 192.168.1.15 address in the   
   router, to be assigned to your phone, by looking at its MAC.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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