On 12/27/2013 03:41 PM, wes wrote: > On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Rich Shepard <[email protected]>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 > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug 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 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
