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I have a ReadyNAS NV+ running 4.1.14 and want to switch networks
For years I had my ReadyNAS NV+ running 4.1.14 on my home network using wrt54GS wireless routers with Tomato installed. They run nicely but the speeds are not very good. They NV+ devices are setup to utilize a fixed ip address (192.168.1.52 - 192.168.1.53, etc.). I'm on a Mac running Sierra and I have RAIDar 6.3. I can access the admin interface by using that 192 address plus /admin.
I have a Comcast Cable Modem where the Gateway is 10.0.0.1 and it provisions IP addresses from 10.0.0.2 - 10.0.0.255.
I tried a couple of things to switch the NV+ over to the 10.X.X.X network but nothing stuck or worked. I've rebooted everything and am back where I started from so it all works on the 192.X.X.X network right now.
Please help me make this transition so I can improve my overall speed and get everything on the right network.
snorkleboy13 wrote:
I am referring to Default Gateway setting on the NV+. Currently it is set for 192.168.1.1When you switch to DHCP, the router also provides the gateway and subnet mask. So just change to DHCP.
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Start by resetting all your network clients (including the NV+) to use DHCP, and then connect them directly to the Comcast gateway (or to an ethernet switch that connects to the gateway).
After that look for an IP address reservation feature in the gateway (sometimes called ARP reservation), and reserve addresses in the router instead of assigning static addresses in each device.
You'll need to replace the aging wrt54Gs with new wifi access points if you want good speeds.
I'll give this a try. I don't really use the old wireless routers for anything but legacy gear that hasn't been switched over to the faster Comcast modem/wireless router.
So:
1) Via Netgear Admin - Switch to DHCP
2) Also switch the Gateway to 10.0.01?
3) Do I need to change the DNS address to correspond to Comast?
snorkleboy13 wrote:
2) Also switch the Gateway to 10.0.01?
Isn't it 10.0.0.1 already?
snorkleboy13 wrote:
3) Do I need to change the DNS address to correspond to Comast?
DHCP normally gives out the DNS address. Some routers will hand out 10.0.0.1 (and act as a DNS proxy). Others will pass through the original DNS services.
On the NAS, you can remove the DNS servers when you switch over to DHCP. It's safe to add 8.8.8.8 as a DNS server after you've done that. 8.8.8.8 is Google's public DNS.
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