maggior;311225 Wrote: > My linksys router acts as my DHCP server. My network consists of 2 > wireless squeezeboxes, 4 PCs, and 2 laptops. Only my laptops are set > to use DHCP. My PCs are static because I have some port forwarding > configured and the addresses need to remain static. Perhaps there is a > way to set that up and still use DHCP, but this was easy for me to set > up. My laptops are used elsewhere, so DHCP is perfect for them. >
I'd be very surprised if your router doesn't allow you to make an IP address 'fixed' 'reserved' 'static' or whatever terminology they chose. It's designed for port forwarding scenarios. > > I went to using static addresses on my squeezeboxes to speed up the > network connection process. Often enough I move one of my squeezeboxes > around to different rooms and I'd rather not have to wait for an IP > address to be assigned while it initializes on power up. Perhaps > running a DHCP server elsewhere would help that, but it's just easier > for me with this set up. There should be no "wait" for an IP address, I'd expect a DHCP response within a fraction of a second. Open a command prompt on a windows DHCP configured PC and type: IPCONFIG /release then type: IPCONFIG /renew You'll see how long it takes to issue an IP address, it's truly negligible. -- jaffacake Ben - eco conscious techie and author of Jaffa's Green Blog - http://www.jaffacake.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jaffacake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3206 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48750 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
