On 13/09/2021 04.28, Felix Miata wrote:
Douglas McGarrett composed on 2021-09-12 22:03 (UTC-0400):
1. How do I find out what's in the router pool?
Open 192.168.0.1 in web browser, login, find LAN DHCP section.
2. The way everything was set up 5 years ago, all the ip addresses were between 192.168.1.10 and 192.168.1.29. Everything on the net had a static ip. [I had a maven telling me how to do that.] It seems that the automatic assignments now are 192.168.0.100 .101 .102, etc. I would like to set all the items (2 desktops, 2 laptops, 2 printers) to static ips once again--only one of the laptops and the Epson are original components. Can the lower numbers between .10 and .29 be used now, or must they all be greater than .100?
You're free to designate the beginning and ending addresses of the pool if your router is like most cheap routers. My own pool has a size of only 21 addresses, as all my machines except for one laptop are on static IP assignments.
On a router provided by the ISP and with a configuration provided by them, I prefer minimal changes (minimal interference). In the case of my ISP, the routers are configured (and maintained) remotely by the ISP, not the clients, who do not have the password (but the client can request the password and take over). In the normal case, the client logs into a remote web page at the ISP, where he can do just a few changes, and then the ISP applies them to the client router, independently of brand. It is not that simple to make generalizations. So unless you know why they do what and how they do it, the generic rule is "minimal change". In this case, look, and don't change, adapt. That way, if you have to phone the ISP for help, they can help. If you change things, it is up to you, no help. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from oS Leap 15.2 x86_64 (Minas Tirith))