XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2017-04-14 20:19, nospam wrote:   
   > In article <2af7sd-7f3.ln1@Telcontar.valinor>, Carlos E.R.   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>   
   >>>>>> When I say I need a "static IP" (address) for my device and I have (at   
   >>>>>> least) my device (which happens to be an Android device) and a (NAT)   
   >>>>>> router, then:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> - What do I mean (by "I need a "static IP" for my device")?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I won't question why you need a static IP address for your device.   
   >>>>> Well, maybe I will a little.   
   >>>> ...   
   >>>>> Things like phones,   
   >>>>> tablets, game boxes, gizmos, laptops, PC's, media players, etc work   
   >>>>> nicely with DHCP assigned addresses.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Well, you have missed some information. There is some in the first post   
   >>>> of the thread, and more on the previous thread (I don't remember if it   
   >>>> was crosposted to the same groups), and then repeated again on some   
   >>>> other posts in this thread.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The OP is running a small FTP server on his phone, when needed, and   
   >>>> accesses it from his computer. Obviously having the device on the same   
   >>>> IP every day avoids having to find the IP of the day.   
   >>>   
   >>> as has been explained, that does not require a static ip.   
   >>   
   >> As has been explained, it does.   
   >   
   > as has been explained, you are wrong.   
   >   
   > a static ip is *not* required and will cause additional problems,   
   > something you even agree with, yet you keep arguing anyway.   
      
   Because you keep making war at words. A DHCP reserved lease is a static   
   address too.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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