question specific to routing

[jeepguy267]

I have a linksys BEFVP41 (192.68.1.1) as my gateway to the internet. It is connected to the cable router and is also my dhcp server. I have a second linksys BEFW11S4 (192.168.1.2) wireless router uplinked behind that. My network is happy and works fine, until...

If I try to set one PC to a static address 192.168.1.50 (3 others are DHCP 192.168.1.1xx)my cable modem locks up and needs to be reset. The cable tech support says I have to have all static or all dynamic address. I know this can't be correct and am wondering if it is a matter of changing from gateway to router mode and setting up my tables????

anyone?

 

[bcastner]

. router #1 with DHCP enabled]
. router #2 with DHCP disabled
. routers are connected through straight-through cables from a regular LAN port to the uplink port. Not the WAN port.

Your default static IP choices are then:

192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.99
192.168.1.151 -- 192.168.1.254

. You cannot have a static IP that falls withing the DHCP range of addresses.

See:

http://www4.tomshardware.com/network/20030716/index.html

I know it deals with a wireless router as the second example, but the principle is the same.

 

[jeepguy267]

my system is in line with your comments and does not have issues related to your link. Thanks for posting however.

FYI, for others seaching through posts...

the issue was that I needed to include the dafault gateway (192.168.1.1) as well as the dns servers (available on the linksys status page) in my IP configuration of the one machne with a static IP. The fact that the cable modem was locking up I think is a separate issue and just coincidence.