danco wrote: > misstl, I believe you are technically correct about static addresses. > But my router (I think this is not uncommon) allows me to reserve a > specific address for a specific device, which has the same effect as > setting the address in the device itself.
When everything's working, yes. But if you have some kind of network problem, DHCP just gets in the way; things tend to be easier to sort out with static addresses. > > There's no separate modem involved, here in England most devices are > combined moem/routers. Might be true for DSL, but cable customers will have separate modem and router, unless they've got the Virgin Superflub (pity them). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pallfreeman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37667 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96295 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch