On 2022-03-20 8:00 a.m.,
Tim <ignored_mailbox(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote
>> R. G. Newbury wrote:
>> Controlling an hdhr with a dhcp served IP address is basically
>> impossible as it is hard to find that address and remember it for use
>> in your program. Control of the unit with most digital tv programs
>> requires a static IP address. Mythtv for instance will not work if
>> the IP address is changed, external to the mythtv program.
> DHCP does not equal random new addresses each time. On a home network,
> you're extremely likely to get assigned the same address each time.
> But you can ensure that by configuring the DHCP server to work that way.
'Configuring the DHCP server to work that way', is to set it to deliver
a static address. With a dhcp server, the problem is that any change in
the network, or the items connecting to it, can cause the dhcp server to
deliver a different address to a unit, while a static address, once set
as a static address, will not change. Moreover, a static address setting
is tied to the MAC of the unit, not its FQDN.
> For many things on a home LAN, configuring a DHCP server is going to be
> the easiest way to set fixed IPs for every device (unless you like
> manually configuring your TV, your printer, your PC, your laptop, your
> smart gadgets, your internet fridge, and partridge in a pear tree.
No wonder I can never get the partridges to connect properly!