Comment on Phones have unique phone numbers, why dont computers have unique computer-numbers?

• jeffhykin@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I can send a message to the IP address but AFAIK the message won’t get to him because he will alalmost certainly have a new address when he connects to the airport WiFi in the new city.

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  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Static IP

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    • jeffhykin@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      AFAIK a static IP does not fix that. If I’m wrong, which is possible, I’d be very happy to find that out.

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