On Sun, 1 Jul 2018 15:12:09 +0200
Newdo  wrote:

> Am 01.07.2018 um 14:37 schrieb Martin Gregorie:
> > - Use the DHCP on your router or run a DHCP server somewhere else
> >    on your LAN and use it to associate an IP with the RPi's adapter MAC
> No DHCP, no router, only a service laptop connected to a couple of
> measurement devices.

 Run DHCP on the laptop if the only things on the network are the
RPi and the laptop.

> The MAC address ist known, laptop configured somehow.
> The technician shall be provided with a configuration tool to submit an
> IP to each device that will be used to download recorded measurement
> files via FTP.
> The usable IP range is sometimes retricted by sys admins so i would
> prefer the ability to submit a prereserved IP.

 Sounds like you need to talk to the sysadmins.

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