XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2017-04-13 17:16, nospam wrote:   
   > In article , Carlos E.R.   
   >  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.   
   >>   
   >> Not at all.   
   >   
   > yes, because whatever ip address he picks, it will almost certainly   
   > conflict with something on another network.   
      
   The fixed IP setting applies only to a single SSID. Does not affect   
   other networks. When he goes out, the phone will connect to a different   
   SSID and use the configuration for that different SSID, which is "auto",   
   ie, "DHCP".   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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