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Some advice, please, on proper setup of static IPs
Hello friends, I have returned to my favorite forum for some good advice about static IPs on my network. I've done some studying and some tests and I understand how to set static IP on my NASs (plur...
I have an EnGenius Wireless Router ESR350. Manual here:
https://www.engeniustech.com/resources/ESR350_Manual_061813.pdf
In studying whether I could reserve an IP I came upon this:
..and so I tried it. I've got the entry in the Static DHCP Table. It also shows up in the DHCP Client Table above. So it's in both places. I just added the IP the NAS already had to the Static DHCP Table. Did I do it right?
many thanks
Ken
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I've got the entry in the Static DHCP Table. It also shows up in the DHCP Client Table above. So it's in both places. I just added the IP the NAS already had to the Static DHCP Table. Did I do it right?
Yes! Their "static DHCP IP" is the same as Netgear's "Reserved IP address". Now your NAS should always be assigned the same IP address.
Excellent! Thank you StephenB, great results so far. Now please, for my education, I would like to ask/verify:
1. One thing I do when I lose internet, or have massive network problems in general, is this: I power everything down, and start it up from bottom up. Cable modem, router, first set of switches, second set of switches, NASs, license server/render manager, then all the machines. If I have to do this, will these IPs be saved?
2. Can I assume then, this works for every machine/printer I have? So I don't have to worry about it again?
Thank you so much!
best
Ken
Well, I went ahead and did both NASs, 1 printer and 6 machines. It seems kinda strange that the Static DHCP IP Table limits the number you can reserve. But everything seems happy so far. Thanks very much!
best
Ken
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1. One thing I do when I lose internet, or have massive network problems in general, is this: I power everything down, and start it up from bottom up. Cable modem, router, first set of switches, second set of switches, NASs, license server/render manager, then all the machines. If I have to do this, will these IPs be saved?
In most cases you won't need to reboot the entire network. If you do, then it's best to start with the infrastructure (modem, router, and switches), and then turn on the clients. It's reasonable to turn on servers first, but it likely doesn't matter in practice.
Your "DHCP static IP addresses" should be preserved even if you don't reboot the entire network. You should document them somewhere - if you ever need to factory reset the router, you'll need to re-enter them.
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2. Can I assume then, this works for every machine/printer I have?
Yes. You won't have to do anything special unless you factory reset the router (or switch to a new one).
Very cool, StephenB. I've got them documented in a spreadsheet and I feel like I have learned what I needed to learn about reserving and Static DHCP IPs.
Just for extra knowledge, if I may, what happens if I have more machines that I would like to reserve IPs for? I seem to have run up against a limit on my router. Are there other, more complicated/less desirable methods? Very curious here.
Again, thanks very much for the shared information. Best Forum Around.
best,
Ken
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