Swimmerbird123;538309 Wrote: > This is a helpful discussion - so much to learn about networking! > > I'm curious how mysqueezebox.com handles a static IP address. I've been > experimenting a bit and using the Touch diagnostic screen to check the > assigned IP address of the Touch with various connection arrangements. > Running off the router or a second subnet also with DHCP, it gets > assigned an expected IP address on the corresponding subnet. But when > the Touch is running off of mysqueezebox.com, it gets assigned an IP of > the form 68.xxx.yyy.zzz which is an 'external' WAN address, not a LAN > address. > > Am I right to assume that mysqueezebox.com is assigning this address, > and doing it with some kind of DHCP, or would it be my ISP? What would > mysqueezebox.com (or my ISP) do if I had already assigned a static IP to > my Touch? > > Thanks > Swimmer
Nope LAN is handled by your router WAN handlad by your ISP mysqueezebox.com lika any other internet based service use the given infrastructure to communicate . mysqueezebox.com or almost anything i know about does not know care about your LAN it's what your router is doing translates all your internal LAN stuf to an external WAN ip that is seen "from the outside" To see your external WAN adress http://www.whatsmyip.org/ -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe'Primare and Dynadio speakers (including a pair of Contour 4 ) Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Miscellaneous use: Radio (with battery) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to control this ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77625 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
