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| Thread ID: 117932 | 2011-05-11 05:34:00 | Question about Ethernet Switches | icow (15313) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1201280 | 2011-05-11 09:42:00 | Hfs is a tiny little app that you just run on your pc and share files via an http server. | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 1201281 | 2011-05-11 14:11:00 | Yup because I use Mirc and you need a manual ip. And an Xbox which uses a manual ip as well. Since I've added its ip to DMZ in the router. Saves me stuffing around trying to add the ports. And the bluray player. The computers I have here, also use manual ips It's much better to set up static IP assignments in the router's DHCP server, and then set all your PCs to auto. What can happen if you set your IPs manually is if someone brings a PC over and it's on auto, it can get an IP given to it by the DHCP server which you've already manually assigned to something else, and then you get an address conflict and a headache. (I know, I used to do it the same way you're doing it now, but it's rubbish for flexibility and you can potentially get problems when something changes) |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1201282 | 2011-05-11 21:11:00 | I'm still not entirely sure why DCC requires your local machine to have a static IP address? I'm with nedkelly though, HFS is a *ton* quicker, and arguably more secure (There was an exploit some 4-5 years ago that affects a fair few Netgear / Linksys / D-Link routers but I can't remember the specifics - May or may not be relevant). linw is right, you can daisy chain a ton of switches and it'll still work :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1201283 | 2011-05-11 21:17:00 | When using a switch to increase the amount of computers that can access a network, will the modem it's connected to automatically assign different IP's to each computer connected to the switch? Yes. You can have however many unmanaged switches you like connected in whatever mishmash you like, the limitation on how many devices can be automatically assigned an IP will be the configured size of the DHCP pool. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1201284 | 2011-05-11 21:53:00 | Well you dont have to. But I do, so I can send files. So, I can add the ip to the router. Otherwise the router can / will block you from sending files Thats what IP reservation is!, the router will give the same IP address to a devices based on either the NIC MAC address or the device hostname! If you use static addressing, you have to configure every damn device that you attached to the router which is annoying when you have visitors! I suppose you could use static addressing outside or DHCP range though, however I find its best to use DHCP.. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1201285 | 2011-05-11 22:48:00 | Thats what IP reservation is!, the router will give the same IP address to a devices based on either the NIC MAC address or the device hostname! If you use static addressing, you have to configure every damn device that you attached to the router which is annoying when you have visitors! I suppose you could use static addressing outside or DHCP range though, however I find its best to use DHCP.. Yeah I used to use static IP's when there was just two machines sharing with ICS back in the day of Windows 98SE. Screw that for a joke now! I've got about 20 static DHCP leases set in my router, and it just hands out DHCP for everything else. Was useful for a while when I wanted to restrict internet access only to devices within a certain IP range so that people could come over and hop on the LAN and things, and they wouldn't instantly have internet (Saves from friends who think they're gonna be clever buggers and start downloading all they can). |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1201286 | 2011-05-12 00:24:00 | .....(Saves from friends who think they're gonna be clever buggers and start downloading all they can). With friends like these, Chill, who needs enemies?!!! |
linw (53) | ||
| 1201287 | 2011-05-12 01:01:00 | .....(Saves from friends who think they're gonna be clever buggers and start downloading all they can). With friends like these, Chill, who needs enemies?!!! LOL, yeah Chill, nice mates...LOL |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1201288 | 2011-05-12 01:14:00 | Thats what IP reservation is!, the router will give the same IP address to a devices based on either the NIC MAC address or the device hostname! If you use static addressing, you have to configure every damn device that you attached to the router which is annoying when you have visitors! And visitors have what to do with this? Most dont bring computers. And even if I were fixing a computer, I wouldnt connect it to this |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1201289 | 2011-05-12 02:00:00 | And visitors have what to do with this? Most dont bring computers. And even if I were fixing a computer, I wouldnt connect it to this And what do visitors have to do with this?....errr, what about those that do bring their PC's, or laptops, or phones etc......didnt say anything about fixing pc's.... nevermind speedy! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
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