probedb wrote: > Yeah, ideally I want to set a static IP on the player. Getting an > address assigned by DHCP and telling it to keep it isn't the same. It's > just I like the keep certain address ranges for certain component/device > types on my network.
Hi probedb, I'm a bit old school as well and like to assign static IP to my devices, but you can use DCHP and your router to do this. Here's the steps I do: 1. Plug in device 2. DHCP will assign a dynamic IP 3. Log into router with DHCP 4. Find your new device by name and MAC address 5. Assign new static IP to MAC address. (I use addresses outside DHCP's IP pool.) 6. Reboot device. Advantages: 1. One location contains all device IP address. No chance of duplicates. 2. No documentation of your static IPs required. 3. Easy. One process for all different types of devices. 4. Subnet mask and gateway also automatically set. 5. Your router configuration backup saves all your static IP addresses. regards Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97803 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
