Every person you ask will give you a different bit of advise when it comes to network configuration. My own network is considerably more complex than yours, but I have specific requirements related to my profession. That said, I do advocate following certain basic principles:
1) Use static (device configured) IP addresses only when necessary. On my network I do so only for routers, switches, wireless access points and servers. I maintain a spreadsheet of all my devices with headings of Device name, Device type, MAC address, IP address, Manufacturer, Model, Management URL. 2) Reserve IP addresses for other permanent devices. These are all the computers and other networked devices that you own and will likely connect to your network on a daily basis. 3) Configure the DHCP scope appropriately. If you only have a couple of static IP addresses, there is no reason to exclude 100 of them from the DHCP scope. I configure my primary subnet with 1-50 for static physical devices as above, 51-150 for DHCP (including reservations), and 151-254 for static virtual devices (primarily VMware virtual devices). Win7Pro(x64)[3.3Ghz i5, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD system, 15TB storage], LMS 7.7.3 -> Logitech Squeezebox Classic V.3 -> Cambridge Audio DacMagic -> NAD C160 -> 2 x NAD C272 -> Quad 22L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ get.amped's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10022 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101601 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
