05-10-2010, 07:45 PM
Hi,
I'll get back to this later.
It should. You don't even need to disable DHCP. If a device has a fixed IP address, it will not attempt to get one from the router. Also, be sure not to disable DHCP on the Internet side if your IP provider does not give you a fixed address. Most don't or charge extra.
Yes, if you've disabled DHCP. You'll no longer be able to get an IP address on the fly.
This site seems to have a good overview and even some good details. Also, the router's settings function (which you should be able to address by putting 192.168.1.1 in your browser's address bar) has an excellent help system which, although not a tutorial, explains many things in detail.
Now, getting back to the first statement. Why do you need to give each computer a static address? I'm running a mixed wired/wi-fi net at home, with 4 to 6 computers and 2 printers (and soon a scanner if I can figure out how). My router (WRT54GS) is the same as yours, I think. It permits setting a range for DHCP, outside of which static addresses can be assigned without worry of conflict. If all you're doing is adding a server, I don't see the necessity of giving up the benefits of DHCP.
--Pete
(05-10-2010, 07:10 PM)shoju Wrote: Where I'm working is upgrading our computer system to include a server, and I need to assign static IP addresses to each computer involved before the guy coming to install the server gets here.
I'll get back to this later.
Quote:After I assign the static IP addresses and disable DHCP on the router, will the normal setup that I have running right now work?
It should. You don't even need to disable DHCP. If a device has a fixed IP address, it will not attempt to get one from the router. Also, be sure not to disable DHCP on the Internet side if your IP provider does not give you a fixed address. Most don't or charge extra.
Quote:Will I need to assign my laptop a static IP address so that I can continue to access the net?
Yes, if you've disabled DHCP. You'll no longer be able to get an IP address on the fly.
This site seems to have a good overview and even some good details. Also, the router's settings function (which you should be able to address by putting 192.168.1.1 in your browser's address bar) has an excellent help system which, although not a tutorial, explains many things in detail.
Now, getting back to the first statement. Why do you need to give each computer a static address? I'm running a mixed wired/wi-fi net at home, with 4 to 6 computers and 2 printers (and soon a scanner if I can figure out how). My router (WRT54GS) is the same as yours, I think. It permits setting a range for DHCP, outside of which static addresses can be assigned without worry of conflict. If all you're doing is adding a server, I don't see the necessity of giving up the benefits of DHCP.
--Pete
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