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If you want the Gateway to have a static IP address, the easiest way is to configure the DHCP server on your router to hand it the same address each time. On my Asus router, this is under Advanced Settings->LAN->DHCP server, but I run a modified firmware so I'm not sure if this is a stock feature.
That's also in the standard ASUS router firmware, just under LAN--> DHCP Server --> "Manually Assigned IP around the DHCP list". It even lets you browse offline hosts it's seen before, so you don't have to memorize the MAC address directly.
Now if I could only get my BUG to show up on the LAN regularly... I may need to run an ethernet cable out to the garage to eliminate flakiness.
BUT it looks like the last step is to figure out how to get the python code access to network, so I can have my Diskstation ping my BUG.
Thanks for the help on the wifi!
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