erland;563499 Wrote: > Could someone describe to me why this is important to non technical > users who don't have the knowledge to use the workaround ? > > Could you also describe why you care what IP address the Squeezebox > have ? >
The obvious reason really. Quite often my Controller and Receivers failed to get an IP from my router using DHCP, either allocated by MAC or completely "dynamic". Fixing the IP address properly meant that not only did my Controller and Receivers have a working IP address the instant they were powered on, but they also boot up in a few seconds rather than minutes. All in all it has made my whole Squeezebox system more reliable, quicker to start and more responsive in use. As the problems appeared to occur regardless of which of my three Routers I happened to have connected. Either it is a common router problem or it is a problem with the Duet DHCP client. Anyway, having static IPs fixes the problem. Since discovering the benefits with SqueezeBox devices I now fix the IP address on all my networked devices, including my Blackberry! The one issue that inexperienced users will have is that they will have to dig into the more obscure sections of their Router's firmware to remove some IP addresses from the DHCP pool in order that they are made available for fixed use (to avoid conflicts). I find, however, that Routers have a tendency to use contiguous IP addresses in sequence as each new device is added, such as 192.168.001.003, 192.168.001.004, 192.168.001.005 and so on. This means there is rarely a conflict if the user sets his fixed IP addresses some distance away from the DHCP allocated ones. For instance if the DHCP is using 003,004,005 - then you can safely set fixed IP addresses in the range 103,104,105 etc. -- TheLastMan Matt *SqueezeBoxes:* SB Duet (Controller + two receivers) *Server:* Synology Diskstation 107+ NAS (with firmware 2.3-1157) running Squeezebox Server 7.5.0 on Synology Package Manager *Network:* Netgear DG834GT ADSL modem/router, 2 x Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 as access points *Livingroom:* Receiver into Naim 42/110 amp, B&W CM2 speakers *Kitchen:* Receiver into Denon DM37 mini-system, B&W 686 speakers *Study:* Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap/Headline. LPs ripped usingBehringer UCA202 USB into Windows XP PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80577 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
