[Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed

[Dale Miller]

On 4/30/2018 5:27 PM, Robert Downs via Ham-Computers wrote:
> Group,
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> I need to buy a new Ethernet Router/Switch to replace the decade+ old one
> that is currently in service.  Aside from all the usual bells and whistles,
> it needs to be able to be told to assign a specific IP Address (IPv4) to a
> specific computer, not just the next one up in the bank of 50.  Reason for
> the requirement is that my Xerox 7855 when scanning to file has to know the
> IP address of the computer where the file repository is located.  The trick
> that worked for years up through Windows XP of setting the network card
> temporarily to static with the known address and then setting it back to
> dynamic whereupon the DNS server in the router gave the workstation back the
> same address that I had temporarily written does not work with Windows 10.
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> Robert Downs
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Robert most routers can assign static IP addresses via MAC address.
Can you not do it that way?


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