[PLUG] Dumb network question

[Bruce Kilpatrick]

On 12/27/2013 03:41 PM, wes wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 27 Dec 2013, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>>
>>> Rebooting changes its address? If so, that will not do. The desktop needs
>>> to know where its server is. How can I fix the laptop (and the desktop
>>> too, for that matter) with am IP address that will always be the same?
>>     Bet your house network uses DHCP. If you have only a handful of hosts,
>> and
>> they don't change often, replace the DHCP with static IP addresses.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
> Using static IPs comes with its own set of issues. The best solution is to
> use DHCP Reservations if at all possible. One would consult their router's
> documentation for if or how this can be done.
>
> -wes
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This is what I do at home to keep my printer and laptops all on the same 
page.  It was not hard to figure out on my Netgear.  It has just worked 
ever since.

Bruce