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Assigning a static IP address to home devices
hi folks, this is my first post. i havent received my XR500 just as yet (as i live in the UK - but is due 1st March via Amazon pre-order). I have watched a few youtube videos yet Im still not...
- No benefit I can see, I'd just let DHCP handle the rest of the devices that you don't care about giving a static IP to.
excellent!
moving from the R7000 dd-wrt, i currently have my static ip ranges setup "outside" the DHCP range, On the XR500 is there any benefit to doing things that way ? or should I just let the router do its thing if i set the dhcp range to the full 254 available ?
No benefit I can see, I'd just let DHCP handle the rest of the devices that you don't care about giving a static IP to.
brilliant many thanks
...i still cant remember why i did it that way in te first place .... ?
many thanks for your help !