MQTT doesn't like static IP address

Projects Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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Just found this which I think is contributing to the problem:

WiFi config()

And it shows this bit of code:

#include <SPI.h>
#include <WiFi.h>

// the IP address for the shield:
IPAddress ip(192, 168, 0, 177);    

char ssid[] = "yourNetwork";    // your network SSID (name)
char pass[] = "secretPassword"; // your network password (use for WPA, or use as key for WEP)

int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;

void setup()
{  
  // Initialize serial and wait for port to open:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
  }

  // check for the presence of the shield:
  if (WiFi.status() == WL_NO_SHIELD) {
    Serial.println("WiFi shield not present");
    while(true);  // don't continue
  }

  WiFi.config(ip);

  // attempt to connect to Wifi network:
  while ( status != WL_CONNECTED) {
    Serial.print("Attempting to connect to SSID: ");
    Serial.println(ssid);
    // Connect to WPA/WPA2 network. Change this line if using open or WEP network:    
    status = WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);

    // wait 10 seconds for connection:
    delay(10000);
  }

  // print your WiFi shield's IP address:
  Serial.print("IP Address: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
}

void loop () {}

How ever, if I try to do that I get an error:

 WiFi.begin(ssid, password);

  // the IP address for the shield:
  IPAddress ip(192, 168, 1, 2);    


  WiFi.config(ip);

               ^
exit status 1
no matching function for call to 'ESP8266WiFiClass::config(IPAddress&)'

Anyone?