Problem with K-M 5430 DL networked printer

I installed this networked printer at home last month. No problems,
everything worked just fine. Then I shut down (including powering off
the printer and all computers), went on vacation, came back and the
printer isn't accessible!

I can see from Printers & Faxes (Win XP) that it's a Crown Port+
(don't know if that's Konica Minolta specific or something Windows)
and has address 192.168.1.102 The router had assigned that number to
my PDA, which I powered on while the printer was off. The printer got
192.168.1.103. I deleted the PDA and printer (.102 and .103) from the
DHCP client list, then power-cycled the printer. Now it works!

I have two concerns with this. First, a dynamic IP address doesn't
seem to make a lot of sense. Secondly, I have the same problem at
another location, the printer's IP address has _NOT_ been assigned to
another device, and the printer still isn't getting an IP address.
This suggests a possible problem with the router or cable, but could
it be something else?

The install routine didn't offer any way to set a static IP (AFAIK)
though making a printer DHCP doesn't sound like a great strategy. Is
there a way to assign a static IP address to the printer?

Thanks!
=aw
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