> > Is your static IP address in the range of the router's DHCP > addresses? That won't work, because the computer, knowing > that it has a static IP, won't request a lease renewal, and > after some maximum amount of time, the DHCP server will try > to force one. > What will happen in this case depends greatly on the software > and OS the computer is running, and on the behavior of the > router. I'm not a network guy, but I do know that unless > your router is more sophisticated than the average > small-office router, static IP addresses *MUST* be outside > any range of DHCP addresses of your router.
FWIW, I've experienced pretty much set-and-forget behaviour from soho / half-decent routers where you can assign a static IP and they'll respect the assignation (or in the cleverer routers, you can fix a static lease). My previous home Speedtouch TG585v7 could happily do this, as can the D-Link at work. (Tomato which I use at home on a WRT54GL these days just ... Works.) Surely if a machine has a fixed static IP, it doesn't even enter into discussion with the network's DHCP server to request a lease? Just the usual broadcast traffic... _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
