How do I assign a static LAN IP address to my kindle

[killerbug]

To transfer files to my kindle when I'm not at home, what I do is first start a WiFi hotspot on my Android phone. Then connect the Kindle to the corresponding WiFi. This way the Kindle and the Android are on the same local network. I can now ssh into the kindle.

The problem is assigned network changes every time. And now I can't have a convenient stfp bookmark in my file manager app to transfer files. I have to look up the IP address in the kindle and then change the bookmark accordingly.
Example of assigned IP: 10.171.131.210 or 10.69.217.210

How would I go about assigning static LAN IP address to my kindle when connecting?

[killerbug]

Welp, found the solution: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...05&postcount=4

Click on the "Other..." in the wifi connection list. It has the option of static IP. It was drowned in the list of wifi connections.

[killerbug]

Welp again, seems like it was NOT the solution.

(I don't know much about networking.)
The problem is the router/gateway of the android hotspot is not fixed. It randomly chooses a /24 subnet from the 10.x.x.x private range. So you can't fill the IP address, router box. (they will change). It at least changes after restarting the phone.

for example this:
39: wlan2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 3000
link/ether 9a:6e:91:dd:3d:40 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 10.69.217.162/24 brd 10.69.217.255 scope global wlan2

changes to this after a restart:
29: wlan2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 3000
link/ether b2:09:7f:bb:64:ce brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 10.136.103.178/24 brd 10.136.103.255 scope global wlan2
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

[jackm8]

Originally Posted by killerbug

To transfer files to my kindle when I'm not at home, what I do is first start a WiFi hotspot on my Android phone. Then connect the Kindle to the corresponding WiFi. This way the Kindle and the Android are on the same local network. I can now ssh into the kindle.

The problem is assigned network changes every time. And now I can't have a convenient stfp bookmark in my file manager app to transfer files. I have to look up the IP address in the kindle and then change the bookmark accordingly.
Example of assigned IP: 10.171.131.210 or 10.69.217.210

How would I go about assigning static LAN IP address to my kindle when connecting?

You would need to set up things on your Android. Android acts as a router for your Kindle, so it's Android that determines ip adresses of devices connected to its hotspot. It's not something that I've looked into, so it's possible that there's no way to set up static IP.

[DNSB]

One friend of mine once spent way too many hours trying to figure out how to have an Android phone do address reservations. Basically, what they came up with is that is not a supported function.

[dhdurgee]

Originally Posted by DNSB

One friend of mine once spent way too many hours trying to figure out how to have an Android phone do address reservations. Basically, what they came up with is that is not a supported function.

Is there any DNS capability available with the Android phone? Assuming an entry could be made by MAC address to a name he could then refer to his Kindle by DNS name instead.

Dave