Networking problems. Please help!

[diogen]

I don't understand what a static-dynamic is. How do you set that up? It sounds like an oxymoron.

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static allocation: The DHCP server allocates an IP address based on a table with MAC address/IP address pairs, which are manually filled in (perhaps by a network administrator). Only requesting clients with a MAC address listed in this table will be allocated an IP address. This feature (which is not supported by all DHCP servers) is variously called Static DHCP Assignment (by DD-WRT), fixed-address (by the dhcpd documentation), Address Reservation (by Netgear), DHCP reservation or Static DHCP (by Cisco/Linksys), and IP reservation or MAC/IP binding (by various other router manufacturers).

Diogen.

 

[mike123abc]

I use dynamic/static DHCP. Essentially on the network I have 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.200 as dynamically allocated. I have entries for all the static things in for 1-99, by MAC address so all the stuff normally on the network requests and gets an address in the 1-99 range, the same address every time. If a "guest" comes over with their laptop/phone/etc they get a dynamic one.

 

[TheForce]

Thanks diogen- Didn't realize that it was called several different names. I have Netgear now and, it appears I am already using it with "Address reservation"