static IP when you can't easily modify the router

Has anyone ever wanted the network on the Pi to have a static wireless IP when you can't just tell the router to reserve the IP for it?

I have a P.o.S. ARRIS router from my ISP that freezes up every time when I try to get the list of IPs on the DHCP client list. That same tab is where I could assign the reserved DHCP addresses. I do, however have DHCP only from 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.199, so I wanted to get into the R2's Rasp Pi and tell it to use .200, for example.

looking online at the raspbian help, I stumbled upon this jewel:
https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.c...networking-wifi-static-ip-address/74428#74428

If the forum moderators feel this is helpful, maybe it could get added to the proper R2 mods section?

There are two methods described on that page. I used the dhcpcd method

Basically, you modify the /etc/dhcpcd.conf file:

Code:

       interface wlan0
       static ip_address=192.168.1.200/24
       static routers=192.168.1.1
       static domain_name_servers=192.168.1.1

Note: your desired static IP may be different, as may your router's.