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Stop devices from changing IP Addresses
I had gone to advanced>setup>LAN Setup and added some devices that I don't want the IPs to change. But today I did a reboot and one of IPs changed a then what a mess I had. I thought that was the pur...
captgadget wrote:
I had gone to advanced>setup>LAN Setup and added some devices that I don't want the IPs to change.
What devices?
Some people say it is a myth, but you might find it useful to go into the settings of these devices and telling them to use a particular IP address and then reserve that address on the router.
For example, I find that this helps to manage an array of NAS boxes that I can then get at simply by pointing a browser at the appropriate IP address.
captgadget wrote:
I had gone to advanced>setup>LAN Setup and added some devices that I don't want the IPs to change.
What devices?
Some people say it is a myth, but you might find it useful to go into the settings of these devices and telling them to use a particular IP address and then reserve that address on the router.
For example, I find that this helps to manage an array of NAS boxes that I can then get at simply by pointing a browser at the appropriate IP address.
michaelkenward wrote:
captgadget wrote:Some people say it is a myth, but you might find it useful to go into the settings of these devices and telling them to use a particular IP address and then reserve that address on the router.
For example, I find that this helps to manage an array of NAS boxes that I can then get at simply by pointing a browser at the appropriate IP address.
Have found it very helpful with devices like NAS to go to the device and set an IP address. Make sure the IP address is outside of the DHCP address range to prevent conflicts. Unlike some commercial DHCP solutions the DHCP support in Netgear routers does not do a ping ahead before assigning an IP address. Ping ahead tells the DHCP service if the IP address is already in use or not.