Any router that isn ' t instant landfill material will have a DHCP reservation option , that always hands out the same IP to a specific device this is done via the MAC media access control address of the device , which is unique for every device on the Earth . That ' s really the best way to do static IP ' s anyway for most things , as you can change up the IP ' s for every device just by making changes in the router . If you hardcode the IP on the device itself , you have to go around and change it manually on every device . <| sep |> You can blame all of that on the shitty love letters to batman written by Frank Miller . <| sep |> After Change . Org removed the petition all of his post regarding the pertitionMost of them removed and nuke ' d him out .