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static ip question
So I have the XR 450 gaming router. I am setting it up with my ps4 and wondering if I set a static ip address, which is under the lan settings, will it apply to non lan wifi connections as well? ...
Reserving an address for a specific device works both for LAN and WiFi devices. If you add a reserved address for a device, it'll always get the same IP from the DHCP no matter if connected with a cable or wirelessly
Just make sure you use the correct MAC address. If a device has both wired and wireless capabilities, it'll have 2 different MAC addresses, one for the wired and one for the WiFi
i reserved an ip address under the lan settings for my ps4 based on it's mac address.
the issue is that this was under lan settings on the router. that is why i am not sure if it will apply to the wireless connection i am using with it.
because it was under lan settings...is the thing.
also i know i can set a static ip on the ps4 interface.
my question is if that is necessary or if the dhcp i set up under lan settings will have the same effect.
i am only using my ps4 with this router, so that is why i am thinking the dhcp settings alone might work for, it in terms of setting up port forwarding
the issue is that this was under lan settings on the router. that is why i am not sure if it will apply to the wireless connection i am using with it.
because it was under lan settings...is the thing.
also i know i can set a static ip on the ps4 interface.
my question is if that is necessary or if the dhcp i set up under lan settings will have the same effect.
i am only using my ps4 with this router, so that is why i am thinking the dhcp settings alone might work for, it in terms of setting up port forwarding
do you even own a netgear router or one of their gaming routers? if you knew anything about the interface of the router, maybe you would understand what i am talking about a bit better.
sheesh
orcmarksman wrote:do you even own a netgear router or one of their gaming routers? if you knew anything about the interface of the router, maybe you would understand what i am talking about a bit better.
sheesh
He loves to make it sound like he knows everything, but rest of us are big dummies.
Bottom line on the question is this. When you make a DHCP reservation based on client MAC the DHCP server could care less what the client connection is, wired or wireless. The DHCP server sees the request from the client including the MAC. DHCP server checks and says hay I have an IP address I need to give to that client. No real mystery about what connection.
> He loves to make it sound like he knows everything, [...]
I frequently admit to my ignorance on various subjects, but, in this
case, I actually demonstrated my claim. Read it again?> Bottom line on the question is this. [...]
That might be _your_ "Bottom line". It's not mine.
> [...] When you make a DHCP reservation based on client MAC the DHCP
> server could care less what the client connection is, wired or wireless.
> [...]I'll assume that you meant "could _not_ care less", but, as
previously explained (repeatedly), the "client MAC [address]" is not a
"client [device] MAC [address]"; it's a "client _interface_ MAC
address", and, as previously stated, I would not expect the wired and
wireless interfaces in any particular client device to have the same MAC
address.
In my MacBook example, its Ethernet MAC address is
"00:23:32:c6:6d:be", and its wireless MAC address is
"00:23:6c:87:9c:83". See the difference? And that's why my address
reservation for its wireless interface has no direct effect on the
address granted to its Ethernet interface.> [...] No real mystery about what connection.
If you say so. But some of us know-it-all types prefer to run the
experiment before making such pronouncements. Because "believing" and
"knowing" are spelled differently for a reason.- i don't think he understands what a dhcp is either...also yes that was the point of my question
> i don't think he understands what a dhcp is either...
"a dhcp"? How many are there?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol
> [...] also yes that was the point of my question
"that"? What?
I'm curious...
You've marked this thread as "Solved!". I didn't think that it was,
but it's your thread, and there are many things which I don't
understand, including exactly what you wish to do. What's left to
discuss is not clear to me.
Also, do you really believe that insulting the only participant here
who seems to have any grasp at all on the implications of multiple
network interfaces on one device will be an effective way to get him to
help you (further)? Let's run that experiment, and see what happens.
