Re: Is a Static network connection more static than Auto?

"Paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> On 1/2/2023 11:36 AM, R.Wieser wrote:

>>>> Could you explain why it was the defacto advice for a printer, but (I
>>>> assume) not for computers ?  What made up the difference ?
>>>
>>> Probably because network discovery didn't work properly.
>>
>> That was the only thing I could think of myself and why I asked for the
>> difference between the two.  IOW : Why the "for a printer" destinction 
>> and
>> not "for any networked device" ?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Rudy Wieser
>
> I think the device types, have varied in their ability to work properly.

Again, thats the only thing I could come up myself too.   Odd though, a 
'puter working quite alright in that respect, but a printer failing to do 
the same consistently enough to have caused that "just give it a static IP" 
phrase.

Thanks for the reply.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser