The static IP address remains with the wireless printer and cannot be assigned to other devices, reducing device conflicts on the network.

When two printers on a network register with the same IP address, it means they are both configured with the same static IP address. To fix the problem, change one of the printers to automatically ...

Devices with static IPs can coexist peacefully on a network where DHCP is present, as long as the DHCP server doesn't try to hand out the same address you are manually assigning.

Almost everyone has a home network, which means almost everyone should understand the basics of static and dynamic IP addresses, just in case.

Fortunately, the steps required to change a Linux system’s IP address from dynamic to static are fairly easy, though they will be a little different depending on the distribution you are using.