On Fri 29 May 2020 at 11:36:03 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 28 mai 20, 09:00:52, David Wright wrote: > > On Thu 28 May 2020 at 12:40:44 (+0000), Matthew Campbell wrote: > > > > > I will consider trying DHCP instead of static to see if it makes a > > > difference. > > > > I have no experience of setting up wifi statically—I don't see how > > this would work with a portable device. > > Every reasonable network configuration manager has the option for a > static IP configuration, per WiFi. Network Manager certainly does and > Wicd did as well last time I used it (many years ago). > > The installer will also ask for a manual configuration if DHCP doesn't > work (regardless if WiFi or wired) and even if DHCP works, there is an > option for static configuration.
Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. The first half of my sentence applies, at least post-installation. I have on occasion typed the static information into the installer, but that info doesn't (didn't?) survive the reboot (the subject of a thread in early 2018 where I was misquoted). In the second half, I wasn't doubting that static would technically function, but that almost any user would be unsatisfied by a tablet or laptop with a statically configured wifi connection. It "works" about as well as locking one's OAP bus pass in a safe deposit box at the local bank. Cheers, David.
