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Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer



On Thu, October 15, 2015 5:11 pm, Brian wrote:
> An ISP hands out an address in a private range and it is assigned to the
> external interface of a router? I do not understand this but know I have
> much to learn about networking. Any enlightenment in the offing?

No; in the present (original) installation, the address (192.168.100.3) is
assigned to the (Windows desktop) computer, and there is no router.

But, conceptually, is there anything wrong with assigning a private IP
address to the WAN port of a router?

Russ




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