Re: [OT] Best way to setup Wireless Internet Connection

["Andy Davies" <dajdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd just leave the router to handout IP addresses via DHCP.

You can make sure that anything that needs a fixed IP address e.g. a
server, keeps the same one by telling the DHCP server on the router to
handout a predefined IP address to a given MAC address.

On the Netgear router you can do this via the LAN IP Setup option
under the Advanced menu on the router. (Netgear call it Address
Reservation)

Andy



On 28/10/2007, Mark Golledge <markgolledge@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I hope you might be able to help.
>
> I'm trying to work out the best way to setup my home network.
>
> I have a Netgear DG834G Router, 2 wireless laptops, 1 computer (wired
to the
> router which is on 24/7 due to hosting a personal website), 1 wireless
> connected Xbox and then often use my mobile phone to connect
wirelessly to
> the internet.
>
> Network is setup ok at the moment - all can 'see each other' which is
what I
> want. I'm using WEP 128 bit encryption which is open for wireless
settings
> (xbox can't cope with WPA).
>
> However, my issue is around the ADSL settings. I've recently signed up
with
> Vodafone at Home which use a dynamic IP address and dynamic DNS. Since
I'm
> hosting a website, I've setup No-IP which works fine.
>
> On each computer should I be specifying the IP address? At the moment
I've
> enabled the router as a DHCP server and then limited the range of
internal
> IP addresses to those I'm using. I've then fixed the IP using the
properties
> under the relevant network connection.
>
> So, for example, my settings for my laptop are as follows:
>
> IP: 192.168.0.4
> Subnet: 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
>
> If you fix the IP you have to specify which DNS server to use which is
> strange given that Vodafone at Home tell me I need to be using a
dynamic
> DNS.
>
> Also, it is a pain when we have friends over who bring a laptop since
I have
> to set them up on the network and then also a pain when we go to
others
> since I have to change all the network settings.
>
> Is there an easier but equally secure way of doing this? I do want to
make
> sure though that I don't have conflicting IP addresses (which I guess
is
> possible if I change settings to obtain IP automatically?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Mark
>