On 2022-03-20 8:00 a.m., Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
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