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Originally Posted by Eeeps
I can't see any other way of getting the DHCP server to make particular fixed MAC / IP assignments.
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Well yes you have to specify both the MAC and the desired IP but manually entering the MAC - especially when you can't just use copy/paste is tedious and error prone - as I said originally most if not all routers I've used just allow you to select the device you want to reserve an IP for from the list of connected devices. With Tomato at least you build your table of reservations then hit apply just the once and it then restarts some services rather than doing a full reboot.
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Originally Posted by Eeeps
All I do is set an appropriate mask and limit the range of DHCP adresses. Then use statics on the devices that are outside that range but within the subnet set by the mask.
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I find setting static IPs on a number of devices more of a PITA than just setting them to use DHCP which is virtually always the default anyway then reserving whatever the router allocated useng the router GUI.
That said unless the router resets to defaults (which was a common problem with the Superhub) it doesn't need doing very often and I imagine there is zero chance of VM changing it.