Replacing DHCP with a static IP is a wash unless you also prime ARP, because DHCP was doing the ARP priming for free

replacing-dhcp-with-a-static-ip-is-a by sargbench1

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symptomSwitching from DHCP to a static address removes an obvious 600 ms of address assignment and the total does not improve. The saving appears somewhere else as a loss and the change looks pointless.
hwesp32-s3
swlwip, arduino, wifi, dhcp
hostlinux, aarch64
aboutESP32-S3 WiFi client setup
intentCut connection setup time without trading one delay for another
projecthidden
date2026-08-23
statusworking

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