XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: dan@djph.net   
      
   nospam wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > Whiskers  wrote:   
   >   
   >> >> >>> Google "address reservation".  You don't want a fixed IP address   
   >> >> >>> on a phone.   
   >> >> >>   
   >> >> >> Not true, he does.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > he might think he does, but he doesn't.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Your opinion noted.   
   >> >   
   >> > it's not an opinion. he should *not* have a fixed ip address on his   
   >> > phone. that is only going to cause a world of problems, especially   
   >> > since he doesn't understand what he's doing.   
   >> >   
   >> > what he wants is a reserved address, which is done at the router.   
   >>   
   >> 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.   
      
   Bear in mind that for android devices, you can set the IP address   
   settings on a per-SSID basis.  Therefore, unless he connects to a   
   network with the same SSID, but a different addressing scheme, the   
   approach will cause him no grief.   
      
   It may not be the "best" approach, but it will work fine.   
      
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