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Home networking--DHCP or static?
I have several computers at home connected to a network. My DSL router uses
DHCP to assign each machine an IP address. But if I shut off the router or the computers, they often get assigned new IP addresses, which messes up my network mapping. Would it make more sense for me to assign static IPs on the internal 192.168 subnet to each machine? Is there a way to do that, and still use DHCP to set up any visiting computers that come along? Thanks! |
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Home networking--DHCP or static?
Should be easy enough - just assign static IP addresses to the PCs that are
always on the network that are outside the range the DHCP server provides, then let "visitors" pick up an IP address from the router. For example, my Linksys wireless router is set up to assign IP addresses in the range 192.168.1.101 through 192.168.1.200 - so any static assignments I make are in the range of 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.100, that way there are no conflicts between the static and dynamic addresses. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Hiawatha Bray" wrote in message ... I have several computers at home connected to a network. My DSL router uses DHCP to assign each machine an IP address. But if I shut off the router or the computers, they often get assigned new IP addresses, which messes up my network mapping. Would it make more sense for me to assign static IPs on the internal 192.168 subnet to each machine? Is there a way to do that, and still use DHCP to set up any visiting computers that come along? Thanks! |
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Home networking--DHCP or static?
Sounds logical, but when I try it, the affected computer can no longer
connect over the Internet. I switche back to DHCP, and everything works again. I'm using a Siemens SpeedStream 2624 router, for what it's worth. Works fine, ordinarily. I went into the setup screen and told it to limit DHCP to 192.168.254.100 through 200. Then I set a machine to 192.168.254.2. It didn't work. My network connection was gone. I wonder what went wrong...any ideas? Thanks. "Richard G. Harper" wrote in message ... Should be easy enough - just assign static IP addresses to the PCs that are always on the network that are outside the range the DHCP server provides, then let "visitors" pick up an IP address from the router. For example, my Linksys wireless router is set up to assign IP addresses in the range 192.168.1.101 through 192.168.1.200 - so any static assignments I make are in the range of 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.100, that way there are no conflicts between the static and dynamic addresses. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Hiawatha Bray" wrote in message ... I have several computers at home connected to a network. My DSL router uses DHCP to assign each machine an IP address. But if I shut off the router or the computers, they often get assigned new IP addresses, which messes up my network mapping. Would it make more sense for me to assign static IPs on the internal 192.168 subnet to each machine? Is there a way to do that, and still use DHCP to set up any visiting computers that come along? Thanks! |
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Home networking--DHCP or static?
It might be helpful to run an IPCONFIG /ALL on a PC that has a DHCP-assigned
address and compare those settings to IPCONFIG /ALL on a static-assigned PC. You may be missing some other settings you need like a default gateway or DNS server addresses. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Hiawatha Bray" wrote in message ... Sounds logical, but when I try it, the affected computer can no longer connect over the Internet. I switche back to DHCP, and everything works again. I'm using a Siemens SpeedStream 2624 router, for what it's worth. Works fine, ordinarily. I went into the setup screen and told it to limit DHCP to 192.168.254.100 through 200. Then I set a machine to 192.168.254.2. It didn't work. My network connection was gone. I wonder what went wrong...any ideas? Thanks. "Richard G. Harper" wrote in message ... Should be easy enough - just assign static IP addresses to the PCs that are always on the network that are outside the range the DHCP server provides, then let "visitors" pick up an IP address from the router. For example, my Linksys wireless router is set up to assign IP addresses in the range 192.168.1.101 through 192.168.1.200 - so any static assignments I make are in the range of 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.100, that way there are no conflicts between the static and dynamic addresses. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Hiawatha Bray" wrote in message ... I have several computers at home connected to a network. My DSL router uses DHCP to assign each machine an IP address. But if I shut off the router or the computers, they often get assigned new IP addresses, which messes up my network mapping. Would it make more sense for me to assign static IPs on the internal 192.168 subnet to each machine? Is there a way to do that, and still use DHCP to set up any visiting computers that come along? Thanks! |
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Home networking--DHCP or static?
Yep, that did it. Thanks!
"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message ... It might be helpful to run an IPCONFIG /ALL on a PC that has a DHCP-assigned address and compare those settings to IPCONFIG /ALL on a static-assigned PC. You may be missing some other settings you need like a default gateway or DNS server addresses. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Hiawatha Bray" wrote in message ... Sounds logical, but when I try it, the affected computer can no longer connect over the Internet. I switche back to DHCP, and everything works again. I'm using a Siemens SpeedStream 2624 router, for what it's worth. Works fine, ordinarily. I went into the setup screen and told it to limit DHCP to 192.168.254.100 through 200. Then I set a machine to 192.168.254.2. It didn't work. My network connection was gone. I wonder what went wrong...any ideas? Thanks. "Richard G. Harper" wrote in message ... Should be easy enough - just assign static IP addresses to the PCs that are always on the network that are outside the range the DHCP server provides, then let "visitors" pick up an IP address from the router. For example, my Linksys wireless router is set up to assign IP addresses in the range 192.168.1.101 through 192.168.1.200 - so any static assignments I make are in the range of 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.100, that way there are no conflicts between the static and dynamic addresses. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Hiawatha Bray" wrote in message ... I have several computers at home connected to a network. My DSL router uses DHCP to assign each machine an IP address. But if I shut off the router or the computers, they often get assigned new IP addresses, which messes up my network mapping. Would it make more sense for me to assign static IPs on the internal 192.168 subnet to each machine? Is there a way to do that, and still use DHCP to set up any visiting computers that come along? Thanks! |
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Home networking--DHCP or static?
You're welcome.
-- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Hiawatha Bray" wrote in message ... Yep, that did it. Thanks! "Richard G. Harper" wrote in message ... It might be helpful to run an IPCONFIG /ALL on a PC that has a DHCP-assigned address and compare those settings to IPCONFIG /ALL on a static-assigned PC. You may be missing some other settings you need like a default gateway or DNS server addresses. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Hiawatha Bray" wrote in message ... Sounds logical, but when I try it, the affected computer can no longer connect over the Internet. I switche back to DHCP, and everything works again. I'm using a Siemens SpeedStream 2624 router, for what it's worth. Works fine, ordinarily. I went into the setup screen and told it to limit DHCP to 192.168.254.100 through 200. Then I set a machine to 192.168.254.2. It didn't work. My network connection was gone. I wonder what went wrong...any ideas? Thanks. "Richard G. Harper" wrote in message ... Should be easy enough - just assign static IP addresses to the PCs that are always on the network that are outside the range the DHCP server provides, then let "visitors" pick up an IP address from the router. For example, my Linksys wireless router is set up to assign IP addresses in the range 192.168.1.101 through 192.168.1.200 - so any static assignments I make are in the range of 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.100, that way there are no conflicts between the static and dynamic addresses. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Hiawatha Bray" wrote in message ... I have several computers at home connected to a network. My DSL router uses DHCP to assign each machine an IP address. But if I shut off the router or the computers, they often get assigned new IP addresses, which messes up my network mapping. Would it make more sense for me to assign static IPs on the internal 192.168 subnet to each machine? Is there a way to do that, and still use DHCP to set up any visiting computers that come along? Thanks! |
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