[ale] Static DHCP Addresses? Any reason to Avoid?

[Jim Kinney]

It just works. Assigned IPs are great. The mDNS still works. This way things like printers can stay fixed in virtual space. Makes them work better.

On June 11, 2021 9:37:56 PM EDT, Neal Rhodes via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>Working with a local non-profit.
>
>They have a bunch of dumb devices on wifi, eg 3D printers.
>
>Supposedly one accesses them via mDNS, eg "Ender3.local".
>
>Which works less than 50% of the time on Windows or Linux boxes.   More
>
>often it doesn't find it.
>
>My instinct is to assign those MAC Addresses a permanent IP address in 
>the DHCP on the main router.
>
>I've gotten some pushback eg "It works on my MAC", or "If windows
>wasn't 
>so screwed up this would be fine".
>
>Which isn't too productive.
>
>ARE THERE any reasons not to make this problem go away by assigning a 
>fixed IP?  Then mDNS would still work where it does now, and the rest
>of 
>us can find the little buggers without playing hunt the wumpus.
>
>regards,
>
>Neal
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