d6jg wrote: > > Why is a reservation better than a static? > 1) if you decide to change your subnet - from 192.168.1.0 to > 192.168.2.0 for example - then you would effectively divorce anything > with a true staic IP from the network. Using a mac address based > reservation would just require a device reboot to get it back. > 2) you need to change DNS servers > 3) you need to change the Gateway OK, you make some good points and have convinced me. Setting up things like DNS servers and gateways in a central place is of course easier. I hadn't really considered that because I just run a simple home network and have never considered changing my subnet or DNS. The only issue I see with reservations is the need to discover the MAC addresses of all the devices, but I suppose that's not too onerous.
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