Re: Static IPs and WRT54gs?

On 29 Jun 2006 21:21:14 -0700, "Justin" <Acurajustin1978@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in <1151641274.303184.133480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

Bill Kearney wrote:
Thats my question... is it possible to use static IPs on a WRT54gs?
On both wired and wireless clients.

Sure, it's possible. You'd just have to track the addresses manually.

Using DHCP, however, is often quite worthwhile. Should there ever become a
need to renumber the subnet it's a pain in the ass to do manually. You have
to touch each and every workstation. Use DHCP and it's often no more
complicated than just rebooting them or using 'ipconfig /renew' on windows
boxes.

Why do you ask? What're you trying to accomplish?

I have printers and such on the network, I can't have their IP addies
changine all the time.
I don't need DHCP simply because this is going to be a small network at
my parent's house. A printer, two laptops and a desktop. I don't see
the point of DHCP unless there's a shitload of machines and it would
take an admin forever to goto each one - not to mention when the
network configurtion changes.
I tried DHCP with the current router - a BEFSR41, and the printer
jumped aroound. I don't know why. SO I went static.
Also, sometimes I have to forware ports to get IRC file transfers
working and junk like that.

The point of DHCP is that it facilitates network management while
helping to avoid problems. Better to have fixed addresses handed out by
DHCP than to do the whole thing manually.

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