On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Roshan George <ros...@arjie.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2010-08-28 at 12:42 +0530, Raja Subramanian wrote: >> IP conflict! Change wifi router's LAN IP to 192.168.1.2.
>> Clean up your IP addresses. Use the following scheme: >> >> 192.168.1.1-9 for network appliances (DSL/Wifi router, switches, VPN server) >> 192.168.1.10-19 for network printers, scanners, etc >> 192.168.1.20-49 for servers >> 192.168.1.50-99 for static IP assignment >> 192.168.1.100-199 for DHCP assignment >> 192.168.1.250-254 for testing/temporary assignment >> >> If you have 2 DHCP servers, split the DHCP scope accordingly >> eg. 192.168.100-149 on DHCP server 1 and rest on the other >> DHCP server. But ensure default gateway assignment is always >> set correctly to 192.168.1.1. > > Thanks for the advice, Raja. I've since replaced the two devices with > another single device that does both functions. However, I didn't think > of assigning the IP addresses in the way you've described. > > Your method does seem overly comprehensive for a home network but I'll > follow it because it seems carefully thought out. IMO, what Raja has suggested is sort of best practice in LAN topo layout, irrespective of whether it is a home or a small office LAN. Time and again, I have come across users shooting themselves in the foot by assigning static IPs from a DHCP range! -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
