XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2017-04-14 20:27, nospam wrote:   
   > In article <1bg7sd-tb4.ln1@Telcontar.valinor>, Carlos E.R.   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> as has been explained, that does not require a static ip.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> As has been explained, it does.   
   >>>   
   >>> If your have a router that has the "reservations" feature, your get   
   >>> the advantages of a static IP without setting your device to a static   
   >>> IP.  That's what they mean by "that does not require a static IP". The   
   >>> OP wants an IP that never changes.  You can get that without setting   
   >>> your device to a static IP.   
   >>   
   >> No, this chap thinks that all home/ISP routers have a DNS server   
   >> matching the DHCP server, so that the phone gets automatically the same   
   >> name, and that you can contact it by such name, without giving it a   
   >> fixed or dynamic but reserved IP.   
   >   
   > i didn't say all, but most routers do, and the dns functionality is a   
   > bonus, not a requirement. it also doesn't require a reserved ip either.   
   >   
   > the key is that setting a static ip is a very bad idea and *not* the   
   > solution, something you even agree with, yet you argue anyway.   
   >   
   > tl;dr - the ip address should be set via reserved dhcp in the router.   
      
   Ie, fixed in the router. That's one method. Both are perfectly valid, no   
   matter what you say.   
      
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