Reserved IP

[yshenkm]

before the last update to my c200, my c200 was always getting the same IP, I dont remember how I set it up but my router setting did not change so there must be something I have done in the c200 but I dont remember what and cant figure out, what do I need to do to have it always getting the same IP

thanks

[accident]

If your wireless the mac could have changed,m there was an update where they made it match the unit.. Just go into your router and see if it matches still and adjust if it doesn't.. It's in your router, should be easy to google for instructions on how your router does this.

[yshenkm]

(05-31-2012 02:26 AM)accident Wrote:  If your wireless the mac could have changed,m there was an update where they made it match the unit.. Just go into your router and see if it matches still and adjust if it doesn't.. It's in your router, should be easy to google for instructions on how your router does this.

thanks
in the c200 the IP should be set to manual or auto?

[Wally73]

if your router assigns the same ip to your computers/mediaboxes set to auto ip in c200

automatic the same ip from a router is based on mac addresses and the latest firmware update didnt change the c200's mac address so you will get the same ip as before. if not do a factory reset on the c200, turn it off, reboot router -> wait till its back on -> start c200 and check all the settings

[daniel_owen_uk]

Ahhhh DHCP, dead easy to understand.

Your DHCP server (for most home users it's in your router), assigns IP addresses to your devices when they power on, IP addresses are assigned from a pool (normally something like 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254).

If you set your device to auto then your device will receive a random one (from the pool) that will be leased for a period of time.

If you set your device to static/manual then your device will decide what IP it chooses.

Technically it's bad practice to assign static IP address that are in the DHCP pool, as another device on your network could be given the same IP.

Then there are reservations, that are still assigned by DHCP, but give specific IP addresses to specific devices (MAC addresses).