w3wilkes wrote: > I did not mean static. At least on my ASUS RT-AX86U and my Netgear > DGND3700v1 at a 2nd location allows setting a reserved IP address > outside the defined DHCP range. Note in the attached image DHCP range is > .32-254 and reserved IP addresses are below this range. This ensures > that DHCP cannot assign a reserved IP address to any device other than > the target MAC address. The reserved addresses are within the same > subnet. I consider this method to be a "best practice". At both > locations I have my LMS server at 192.168.0.16 so I only need one entry > for the LMS UI in all my browser favorites regardless of which location > I'm at. I'm sure there must be some good reason why such a complex facility exists, but I can't see what's wrong with just giving those devices a static IP so they don't even need to talk to a DHCP server.
<speculation>Are there devices which can ONLY get an IP from DHCP? I can sort of believe maybe some manufacturers might treat their customers with that much contempt</speculation> Until recently: Transporter -> ATC SCM100A, now sold :-( House move forced change to: piCorePlayer(RPi2/HiFiBerry DIGI2 Pro) -> Meridian 218 -> Meridian M6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115873 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
