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Should I give a static IP address in this ocassion ?
I purchase a Netcomm ADSL Modem (NB6Plus4W) that is a ADSL Modem Router with
4 x Ethernet outlet. I find that it assigns 192.168.1.1 to the router and 192.168.1.2 to the computer connected to the 1st port, 192.168.1.3 to the computer connected to the 2nd port. I have set up a shared printer on the first computer. However, I can print from the second computer occasionally. It happens when I have installed VMWare Workstation on the 1st computer. In this way, I think that I can fix the problem by assigning a static IP address to the first computer so that the second one can print to it. Is there any potential problem for assigning a static IP address for the first computer ? Is there any other solution for the printing issue from the second computer ? Your advice is sought. Thanks |
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Should I give a static IP address in this ocassion ?
"Patrick" wrote in message ... I purchase a Netcomm ADSL Modem (NB6Plus4W) that is a ADSL Modem Router with 4 x Ethernet outlet. I find that it assigns 192.168.1.1 to the router and 192.168.1.2 to the computer connected to the 1st port, 192.168.1.3 to the computer connected to the 2nd port. I have set up a shared printer on the first computer. However, I can print from the second computer occasionally. It happens when I have installed VMWare Workstation on the 1st computer. In this way, I think that I can fix the problem by assigning a static IP address to the first computer so that the second one can print to it. Is there any potential problem for assigning a static IP address for the first computer ? Is there any other solution for the printing issue from the second computer ? Your advice is sought. Thanks It is a little unclear from your post what your actual problem is. Regardless of this, you can always assign static IP addresses, as long as you make sure that they are in the same subnet and that there are no duplicates. |
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Should I give a static IP address in this ocassion ?
I wonder whether the second computer cannot print from the first computer's
shared printer BECAUSE VMWare Workstation has added a number of virtual NICs to it. I guess it may makes the 2nd computer confusing. Thanks "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote in message ... "Patrick" wrote in message ... I purchase a Netcomm ADSL Modem (NB6Plus4W) that is a ADSL Modem Router with 4 x Ethernet outlet. I find that it assigns 192.168.1.1 to the router and 192.168.1.2 to the computer connected to the 1st port, 192.168.1.3 to the computer connected to the 2nd port. I have set up a shared printer on the first computer. However, I can print from the second computer occasionally. It happens when I have installed VMWare Workstation on the 1st computer. In this way, I think that I can fix the problem by assigning a static IP address to the first computer so that the second one can print to it. Is there any potential problem for assigning a static IP address for the first computer ? Is there any other solution for the printing issue from the second computer ? Your advice is sought. Thanks It is a little unclear from your post what your actual problem is. Regardless of this, you can always assign static IP addresses, as long as you make sure that they are in the same subnet and that there are no duplicates. |
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Should I give a static IP address in this ocassion ?
Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
"Patrick" wrote in message ... I purchase a Netcomm ADSL Modem (NB6Plus4W) that is a ADSL Modem Router with 4 x Ethernet outlet. I find that it assigns 192.168.1.1 to the router and 192.168.1.2 to the computer connected to the 1st port, 192.168.1.3 to the computer connected to the 2nd port. I have set up a shared printer on the first computer. However, I can print from the second computer occasionally. It happens when I have installed VMWare Workstation on the 1st computer. In this way, I think that I can fix the problem by assigning a static IP address to the first computer so that the second one can print to it. Is there any potential problem for assigning a static IP address for the first computer ? Is there any other solution for the printing issue from the second computer ? Your advice is sought. Thanks It is a little unclear from your post what your actual problem is. Regardless of this, you can always assign static IP addresses, as long as you make sure that they are in the same subnet and that there are no duplicates. I tried setting one of my PC's to .1 and it works but forgot to static others and another pc turned on one day first and got the .1 making a conflict. I just changed the router to static mine to .20 that gave me room so the others never got .20 assigned to them. One of those little oversights in life! |
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Should I give a static IP address in this ocassion ?
"Patrick" wrote in message ... I purchase a Netcomm ADSL Modem (NB6Plus4W) that is a ADSL Modem Router with 4 x Ethernet outlet. I find that it assigns 192.168.1.1 to the router and 192.168.1.2 to the computer connected to the 1st port, 192.168.1.3 to the computer connected to the 2nd port. Patrick, Are you sure it is assigning by port and not by DHCP? Regards, Len Agoado |
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Should I give a static IP address in this ocassion ?
Patrick wrote:
I purchase a Netcomm ADSL Modem (NB6Plus4W) that is a ADSL Modem Router with 4 x Ethernet outlet. I find that it assigns 192.168.1.1 to the router and 192.168.1.2 to the computer connected to the 1st port, 192.168.1.3 to the computer connected to the 2nd port. I have set up a shared printer on the first computer. However, I can print from the second computer occasionally. It happens when I have installed VMWare Workstation on the 1st computer. In this way, I think that I can fix the problem by assigning a static IP address to the first computer so that the second one can print to it. Is there any potential problem for assigning a static IP address for the first computer ? Is there any other solution for the printing issue from the second computer ? Your advice is sought. Thanks I don't quite understand your question, but if you want to set static IP addresses for any of the computers connected to your router, you should first use the router's configuration utility to change the range of IP addresses allocated by the DHCP server. As you have discovered, by default, the router's DHCP server begins allocating addresses at 192.168.1.2. If you change that to begin, for example, at 192.168.1.100, you can then set your computer(s) to have static addresses in the range 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.99 without worrying that they will conflict with an IP address assigned by the router. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm |
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Should I give a static IP address in this ocassion ?
"Lem" lemp40@unknownhost wrote in message ... Patrick wrote: I purchase a Netcomm ADSL Modem (NB6Plus4W) that is a ADSL Modem Router with 4 x Ethernet outlet. I find that it assigns 192.168.1.1 to the router and 192.168.1.2 to the computer connected to the 1st port, 192.168.1.3 to the computer connected to the 2nd port. I have set up a shared printer on the first computer. However, I can print from the second computer occasionally. It happens when I have installed VMWare Workstation on the 1st computer. In this way, I think that I can fix the problem by assigning a static IP address to the first computer so that the second one can print to it. Is there any potential problem for assigning a static IP address for the first computer ? Is there any other solution for the printing issue from the second computer ? Your advice is sought. Thanks I don't quite understand your question, but if you want to set static IP addresses for any of the computers connected to your router, you should first use the router's configuration utility to change the range of IP addresses allocated by the DHCP server. As you have discovered, by default, the router's DHCP server begins allocating addresses at 192.168.1.2. If you change that to begin, for example, at 192.168.1.100, you can then set your computer(s) to have static addresses in the range 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.99 without worrying that they will conflict with an IP address assigned by the router. -- Lem -- MS-MVP Wouldn't it be simpler to disable the router's DHCP server and assign all addresses manually? |
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