ip problems

[clever dicky]

Hi guys have a problem configuring my router. Any advice help appreciated. I have already read loads of help pages specifically for a d- link but after two paragraphs my eyes melt and I start thinking in french and not binary or hex.

I get the bit about the router assigning a number to each pc that connects but they vary DHCP ? But I dont want them to vary because i have android apps that connect to each as wifi mouse and use 1 pc as file server. so they all keep changing.

Also I want to add a wifi camera which i have got working but only on local wifi. no vpn or whatever.

Not relevant i know but may help my brain work it out, but why cant one pc see another or the wifi cam directly??

Thanks

 

[Ted]

If you want to turn off DHCP, that should be fine.
If possible, turn it off at the router, but keep the router default ip address (say 192.168.1.1) also note the subnet mask.
now go into the network settings of your devices, and turn off any settings that are similar to 'obtain an address automatically'
Set your ip address to be the same as the router, with only the last portion different. This MUST be under 255 - e.g. 192.168.1.100. THe subnet mask should also be the same as the routers, the default gateway should be the router address (the 192.... address) and the dns setting will normally be the router ip address. If the DNS doesn't work, use your ISP's DNS address.

 

[tagnut]

Alternatively you could leave each of your devices on DHCP but assign their MAC addresses to a reserved IP address in the router. I do this on my netgear at home and it seems to work well. This way you don't need to change laptop/phone settings when on another wireless network

 

[HughJarse]

Leave the router alone.
Just assign a static IP to each device. You do this on the device itself.
IE for win xp...


Assign the IP address

To set a static IP address:

1. Open Windows Start menu.
2. Open Control Panel.
3. Classic view: Open Network Connections
   Category view: Select Network and Internet Connections, and then Network Connections.
4. Double-click on your active LAN or Internet connection.
5. Click Properties.

This opens the Local Area Connections Properties window.

1. In the General tab, highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item, and click Properties.
   
   

This opens the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.

1. In the General tab, click Use the following IP address, and enter: - IP address. The static IP address you want to assign to this computer. - Subnet mask. Subnet mask used by your router. - Default gateway. IP address of your router's default gateway.
2. In Use the following DNS server addresses, enter all the IP addressses for the DNS servers your router uses.
3. Click OK.
   
   

Then:

1. Click OK to close each window.
2. Restart your computer.
3. Then, check your IP address again, to make sure that the changes were applied.

Put your hands in the air and move away from the router!

 

[timskemp]

I'm with Tagnut - DHCP reservations are the way to go.

 

[clever dicky]

Thanks guys. I like the that 2nd to last one from tagnut as it made sense. I do often use 1 laptop plus phone on other nets. I've heard of mac addresses. How though do you choose ? the resrrved ip address and where would i find the mac address for each device.

Thanks Hughjarse, brilliant name, for that great write up. If not me it will certainly help others.

 

[tagnut]

Thanks guys. I like the that 2nd to last one from tagnut as it made sense. I do often use 1 laptop plus phone on other nets. I've heard of mac addresses. How though do you choose ? the resrrved ip address and where would i find the mac address for each device.

Thanks Hughjarse, brilliant name, for that great write up. If not me it will certainly help others.

Not sure how you do this on your router but on mine:

1. Go to the admin/front page (http://192.168.0.1 in my case)
2. Go to attached devices - this will list all device names, their MAC address and current IP address on the network
3. Go to address reservation and copy details of each device in one by one reserving their current IP addresses as you go.

The reason I started doing this is that I would get problems with my wireless printer if it ever dropped off the network and was re-connected with a different IP address. The port detail recorded into the computers - 4 of them! would now be incorrect. This should also solve your issue

Router sections on yours won't be exactly the same so you'll have to figure out the differences but if you go through all of them you should be able to figure it out. I know you can do this on your router as I also used to have a D Link

Good Luck

 

[clever dicky]

Good point, ive got a printer connected to an ip print server. Might explain why it doesnt work sometimes.
Ill try all that at the weekend
thank