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DHCP Reservations
I just want to make sure. My ReadyNAS cannot do DHCP reservations correct? Basically I want one of my computers to get the same IP every time it connects to the network. Thank you.
I'm not quite sure I understand your question.
Many home-based NAT routers offer a DHCP service, and some of those offer 'static DHCP reservations'. This is typically done in the router by binding the IP to the MAC address of the specific PC.
The ReadyNAS DHCP service does not appear to have this feature. If you are using the ReadyNAS as the DHCP server, then you may have to resort to assigning static addresses to those clients that require them. Having said that, if you are using the built-in DHCP server on the NAS, you may be able to tweak the config file to do what you want (you need SSH access and a bit of *nix background to accomplish this, although I may be able to give you a hand --- I just need to do some investigation).
If I misunderstood the question/problem, please let me know.
-Dave
Many home-based NAT routers offer a DHCP service, and some of those offer 'static DHCP reservations'. This is typically done in the router by binding the IP to the MAC address of the specific PC.
The ReadyNAS DHCP service does not appear to have this feature. If you are using the ReadyNAS as the DHCP server, then you may have to resort to assigning static addresses to those clients that require them. Having said that, if you are using the built-in DHCP server on the NAS, you may be able to tweak the config file to do what you want (you need SSH access and a bit of *nix background to accomplish this, although I may be able to give you a hand --- I just need to do some investigation).
If I misunderstood the question/problem, please let me know.
-Dave
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