rrando
join:2005-11-30
Northridge, CA
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Re: switching to dslextreme - question on setup
Thanks. I would only need to access the modem set-up if I wanted to change the modem from bridge mode back to PPPoE so I won't try to look at it now (nothing to see here, move along).
I mistakenly set all my NICs to get IP address automatically (per my own instructions). My router is configured only to connect to LAN IPs in a specific range. On Windows XP, there is an "alternate configuration" in TCP/IP properties which I had previously set to an allowed IP so one computer used that and worked fine. Another computer was trying to get (was assigned?) an address outside of the range and could not connect. I now have my computers with IPs specified using the "alternate configuration" tab. It could just be my imagination but perhaps that is the reason it seems to take a bit longer to connect after I turn on power.
My final few questions:
1) Should the NIC IP address be hardwired to the specific IPs I want? This also means setting the default gateway and primary/secondary DNS servers correctly 192.168.1.1 and 66.51.205.100 etc...
2) What is the purpose of the 5 IP addresses included in my account from DSLExtreme? It seems I only need one. my modem only has one LAN connector. |
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sded
Premium
join:2002-11-04
San Diego, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
| 1) I hardwire my NICs and DNS servers so that if there is a problem I can always tell easily which computer. Also, if you use standby, will usually wake up faster. Minor convenience usually.
2) If you want separate WAN IP addresses on your computers (gamers, servers, ...) may be useful. Also helps if you need to swap modems; don't need to wait for your old DHCP connection lease to time out. Most people only use 1 and distribute DSL via the LAN, but there are a few who find them useful. Not me, so can't really expound on the virtues. |
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