funkstar wrote:
> dangerous_dom Wrote:
>
>>BTW, will/can the SB3's IP address ever change? My
PC seems to give it
>>the same IP address everytime it connects (in
ad-hoc/peer-to-peer
>>mode), will it always give the same address out?
>
> Sure it can, but i don't think it will. I've always
used a router to
> provice the network addresses as opposed to windows
and the routers
> i've used usually give out the same addresses to
each system. You could
> probably configure windows to always issue that
particular address to SB
> based on its MAC address. But you'll have to find
out the specifics on
> how to do that from somewhere else, i have no idea
:)
>
>
It probably will not change, but there is a
scenario where it will.
When I was using DHCP, here's what happened:
- with one PC, never any problem. Since it was
the only device on the network, it always got the
same IP address - the first one in the DHCP pool.
- with two PCs, there were no problems *as long as
the PCs booted up in the same order*. Say PC1
usually gets address 1, and PC2 usually gets
address 2. If they are both down and PC1 boots,
it gets address 1. If you boot PC2, it gets
address 2 and everything's fine. But if PC2 boots
first, it gets address 1, which is not what you
are expecting, and if you then boot PC1, it gets
address 2 and you've just played "musical IP
addresses". Shutting both down and rebooting in
the proper order will restore things, but it can
happen again should the order be reversed.
Since the Squeezebox is an "always on" device and
most people keep their SlimServer on 24/7 as well,
this may not be a problem as both devices will
always be on the network and will keep their IP
addresses.
But should you ever interrupt power to the
Squeezebox or SlimServer and another PC on the
network boots up before either of these devices,
it will be assigned the IP address formerly
assigned to the Squeezebox or the SlimServer and
you will have a problem.
It's easy to compensate for with a firewall as you
just enter your entire DHCP pool range as a
trusted zone - therefore any possibility is
covered. If you do this, you'll only have
difficulty with browsing to the SlimServer web
page with another networked computer as you won't
necessarily know what IP address SlimServer will
always be.
This explanation does not include DHCP lease and
renewal, but as I understand it the renewal
process gives the same IP address to any devices
that remain on and connected.
This is why I use static IP addresses. Makes
things much simpler for file and printer sharing
and Squeezebox/SlimServer operation. :-)
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