Fixing a IP address on new infinity hub

Hi All,
For various reasons I want to keep the same IP address on my laptop (wired connection).
So I went to advanced settings/home network/devices and selected "yes" to keep the IP address as the same.
Worked fine at first.
But now it seems to ignore the fixed setting and allocates a new IP address every time. Looking at the device lists there are numerous entries for the same laptop. Some with "yes" selected some with "no" selected.
Have tried deleting the extra entries but still have the same problem.
Anybody else had this problem or know a solution ?
thanks
David

Hi Ectophile,
It was set to receive a DHCP address. Last night I tried with fixed addressing. It works ok , but I've got over ten different OS installs. It worked fine with my netgear adsl modem/router. So I wanted to keep it the same with the new BT hub.
It makes life easier with new installs as most start with DHCP enabled.
It seems that the device list keeps the connected status and on a reboot of the laptop a new address is allocated ignoring the mac address associated with the IP address.
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