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What is the difference between an alias and a static IP address? Also don't most routers attempt to give IPs back to the MAC that last had them?
by drivebyacct2 14y ago
What is the difference between an alias and a static IP address? Also don't most routers attempt to give IPs back to the MAC that last had them?
- julian37 14y agoWhat is the difference between an alias and a static IP address? Not sure what you mean. If you're referring to the bit about binding MAC to an address, I should probably have said "fixed IP" rather than "static IP", sorry about that. Also don't most routers attempt to give IPs back to the MAC that last had them? I'm hopping between different networks (with different DHCP servers) quite a lot, maybe it's less useful when you're always on the same network.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoAh, no Wilya picked up on why I was confused. Sounds like a great tip, thanks!
- Wilya 14y agoAn alias is an additional static ip. And most routers try to minimize IP variations, but it's not perfect. Mine doesn't persist IP<->MAC associations when I reboot it.