I think I'm getting it now. Apparently I've been laboring for years under the belief that DHCP has to be disabled to forward ports. All I really have to do is ensure the DHCP server doesn't give out my own static address, which is configured on the computer, not the router.
I tried installing Simple Port Forwarding and it looks nice. It is just a front end for the router, but it simplifies a lot of things. Since I already have this router set up the way I like it, I don't really need SPF, but I hope I remember it the next time I buy a router for myself. On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Vicky Staubly <vi...@steeds.com> wrote: > On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, Tony B wrote: >> >> This sounds complicated to me. As I recall, this Linksys WRT54GS has a >> enable/disable DHCP switch. Is there some option somewhere to set >> ranges? > > Tony, > I have a WRT54G (not S, but it should be similar). On the "Basic > Setup" page, I have "DHCP Server: Enable or Disable", followed by > "Starting IP address", and "Maximum Number of DHCP Users". In > my case, I have DHCP enabled, "starting IP address" of 192.168.1.100, > and "max users" of 50. So, my range of DHCP assigned addresses will > be 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.150. I use addresses below .100 for > static addresses. > >> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Tom Piwowar <t...@tjpa.com> wrote: >>> >>> You don't have to switch off DHCP to forward ports. You just have to >>> limit DHCP to handle a range of ports and give the target computer a >>> static address that is out of the DHCP range. That is simple enough for >>> me. > > -- > Vicky Staubly http://www.steeds.com/vicky/ vi...@steeds.com > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
